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Buddhist temple welcomes all
Buddhist monk Sutin Pratoomfang stands on the bridge between “Sangha land” and “Dhamma land” on the temple’s campus.
By Alex Perry
Published 10:30 pm Monday, February 20, 2017
Buddhist monks have extended an open invitation to their serene Carrollton location for a celebration.
Wat Pasantidhamma in rural Carrollton is holding its Magha Puja ceremony from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. Hundreds of people from many backgrounds are expected at the Thai Theravada Buddhist temple, and everybody is welcome to attend at no cost.
“This is not only for Thai people,” Hampton Roads Thai-American Association president and Wat Pasantidhamma co-founder Rudee Jacobs said. “A lot of Americans are interested in studying Buddhism.”
Magha Puja Day is in honor of the Fourfold Assembly, a historical event in Buddhism in which 1,250 monk disciples assembled to receive Buddha’s teachings. The disciples were ordained and given the fundamental principles of Buddhist Doctrine: do no evil, do well, and purify the mind.
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2017/02/20/buddhist-temple-welcomes-all/