International Buddha’s Light Young Adult Conference 2009
orlandobliayad on Sep 17th 2008
Seven Orlando YAD members traveled to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for the bi-annual International Buddha’s Light Young Adult Conference 2008 (July 9-13). This year’s theme was Change the World and Benefit Humanity. Over a thousand young adults from all over the world joined together to learn and grow from each other. The Conference consisted of lectures, group discussions, exercise, performances, annual reports, sports competition, Sounds of the Human World Singing Competition, and light offering ceremony. The day started at 5:30am each morning and usually ended at 10:00pm.
The first lecture was given by Grand Master Hsing Yun. He delivered a memorable speech that left everyone re-accessing their actions. The purpose of group discussions was to come up with solutions to the problems that YADs are facing around the world. Surprisingly, the problems facing all the YADs were mostly the same. Each YAD presented their annual report which consisted activities that was carried out throughout the past year. Jimmy Koo performed at the Sounds of the Human World Singing Competition. He won the humility award. YAD subchapters were competing in tug-of-war and basketball. Team U.S.A. and Canada won first place for tug-of-war!
On the last day was the pilgrimage, which consisted of taking a bow for every three steps all the way to the Main Shrine. But because of the weather, this year’s pilgrimage was shorter and more bearable. Lasting friendships were established, important issues were addressed and most importantly, the ideas to spread Buddhism were shared. To say the least, this year’s conference was an unforgettable experience.
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Celebrating the Buddha’s Birthday & Mother’s Day Festival
chuehfan on Apr 8th 2008
Celebrating the Buddha’s Birthday & Mother’s Day Festival
Programs : Buddha‘s Bathing Ceremony, GRAND BOOK FAIR, Garden Party & Cultural Performances
Organizers: Guang Ming Temple, Buddha’s Light International Association, Florida Chapter Book Fair Co-organizer: Chinese Daily News Book Dept
Date/Time: 5/11/2008 Sunday, 10:30am ~ 3:30pm
Location: Guang Ming Temple,
6555 Hoffner Road, Orlando, FL 32822
Tel: (407)281-8482 Email:ibpsfl@yahoo.com
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Now Over: 2008 Children’s Summer Camp
royeh32 on Mar 31st 2008
This year’s summer camp has now concluded. We would like to thank all our Volunteers, Counselors, and YAD for the hard work of our most successful summer camp ever!
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