Magha Puja is organized to commemorate two important events on full moon day of the month Magha (Lunar calendar) in the Buddha’s life, i.e. The Fourfold Assembly and The Rejection to the aggregates of life.
The monks and Board of Directors of the Mondul Ottawa Khmer Buddhist Monastery would like to inviteyou and your family to attend this ceremony which will be celebrated at the date and location below:
Location: Bodhikaram Temple,
-Saturday Evening February 23, 2013
Paying Respect to the Triple Gem and Undertake the Five Precepts, Invite the Monks to chant Paritta, Perform the devotional acts and offer the fragrant material offerings to the Buddha, monks and layfollowers recite the Khmer Buddhist hymn of the Buddha's life.
-Sunday Morning, February 24, 2013
-9:00 am : Arrival of guests.
-9:30 am : Paying respects to the Triple-Gem and taking the Five Precepts.
-10:00 am : Putting alms in to alms-bowls, Food Offering to the Buddhist Monks.
-11:30 am : Blessing given by the Monks, Lunch of Monks, Dhamma Lecture by a Monk.
-12:00 am : Communal Lunch.
Please join us in order to preserve traditional Khmer Buddhism, and to perform the merit for your present and future life. May you be blessed by the Triple Gem!
Thank You!
For more information, please visit www.bodhikaram.com