Visakha Puja Day
May 29th - 30th, 2010
At Wat Thai Washington, D.C.
13440 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Visakha Puja comes once a year, usually in May or June. It is performed to honor the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha. (The UN General Assembly, acknowledging the hope expressed by the International Buddhist Conference held in Sri Lanka in November, 1998, urged that the day of Vesak, the day of the full moon in the month of May each year, be internationally recognized, in particular at United Nations Headquarters and other United Nations offices.)

Viaskha Puja literally means “worshipping on the Full Moon of the 6th lunar month.” Wat Thai Washington,D.C. provides the opportunity for you to come and join the ceremony as a part of the annual celebration for the cultivation of meritorious deeds.

Schedule

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
9: 00 AM           Morning chanting-taking of the Eight Precepts by laymen and meditation
6: 00 P.M.        Evening chanting by the monks and congregation
7: 30 P.M.        Dhamma talk 8: 20 P.M. Insight meditation practice

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
6: 00 A.M.          Morning chanting by the monks and congregation
7: 00 A.M.          Breakfast served to the monks
10: 00 A.M.        Chanting by the monks
10: 30 A.M.        Offering of food to the monks
11: 00 A.M.        Lunch served to the monks
11: 30 A.M.        Lunch for congregation
12.00 P.M          Religious ceremony, Sermon in Thai by the Abbot
                          Candlelight procession

For more information, please contact:
At Wat Thai, Washington, D.C. Temple
13440 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Tel. 301 - 871-8660, 301 - 871 - 8661
www.watthaidc.org, e-mail :watthaidc@hotmail.com