Cape Town Meditation Centre organized a merit-making Kathina ceremony. The contributor groups and more than 200 congregants, both Thais and South Africans, set up a procession of various kinds of flowers, Dhammachakra flags, and national flags, marching around the Cape Town Meditation Centre and moving into the centre of the ceremony. Kathin Chairman’s Committee and …
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Today, teaching monks share knowledge about the importance of the Tak Bat Devo festival (Devorohana Alms-Giving Ceremony). It is the day that Lord Buddha went to the earth after teaching his mother until she could reach inner peace and happiness. As you can see in Buddhism we believe that the happiness from the inside surpasses …
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During the 7th Buddhist Lent after the Lord Buddha’s enlightenment, he ascended to the Tavatimsa Realm (the second floor of heaven) to spend the rainy season. Over the following three months, he preached the Abhidhamma Pitaka to his mother and enabled her to attain the fruit of Sotapanna. As the Buddhist Lent came to an …
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On 27 August, Cape Town Meditation Centre organized a 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲. The ceremony started by monks shared the reason for the centre to spread peace worldwide. Followed by group meditation led by monks. After that, the participants 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 to all the monks to aid sick monks and the exceeding amount will be donated …
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“When the mind of each person in this world knows true peace, the world will know peace. When the mind is peaceful it will start to see the true cause of peace, and at the same time the true cause of war. With this clarity, we can finally put an end conflict, greed, and anger …
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On Sunday, 5 March 2023, Cape Town Meditation Centre organized the lighting up candle ceremony due to Magha Puja day. (Actually, on Monday, 6 March 2023 but we shifted the date earlier for everyone can join)Even though it was raining, everyone was relentless in coming to the ceremony and collecting the merit. The ceremony was …
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Magha Puja is an important Buddhist festival that falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month in February or March. It is also known as a day of love for Buddhists as it commemorates the day when the Buddha showed his love for mankind. His love is merciful and sincere wishes for …
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On Saturday 27 august 2022 Cape Town meditation center arranges a meeting to formally open the center. The ceremony started with a member of the committee giving a speech to the participants. Then, monk sun talks about the purpose of the meditation center. It was founded on the idea that this place would be the …
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On August 21st, 2022 the monastic community of Cape Town Meditation Centre had arranged an auspicious ceremony to establish the Presiding Buddha Image on the throne inside the new meditation hall. The ceremony started when the president monk had arrive and led all participants to pay respect the Triple Gem. After that all laity had …
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