APRIL 30 TO MAY 2, 2007
THE DAY OF BUDDHA'S BIRTH, ENLIGHTENMENT & PASSING AWAY TO MAHA PARANIBBANA
MONDAY - 30 APRIL 2007 - WESAK EVE
8.00 AM
PLACING THE MAIN TEMPLE LORD BUDDHA IMAGE OUTSIDE THE PAGODA HALL
9.00 AM
OFFERING OF PROSPERITY AND GOOD LUCK OIL LAMPS TO THE TRIPLE GEM (BUDDHA, DHARMA & SANGHA)
11.30 AM
OFFERING OF FOOD (LUNCH DANA) TO THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
8.00 PM
PALI CHANTING AND SHORT DHARMA TALK BY THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
TUESDAY - 1 MAY 2007 - WESAK DAY
7.00 AM
OFFERING OF MORNING BREAKFAST DANA TO THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
11.00 AM
OFFERING OF LUNCH DANA TO THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
5.30 PM
CANDLE PROCESSION - ROUND THE TEMPLE 3 TIMES
7.30 PM
FOLLOWING THE MAIN WESAK PROCESSION ORGANISED BY THE MALAYSIAN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION UNDER THE PENANG STATE WESAK CELEBRATION COMMITTEE FOR YEAR 2007
WEDNESDAY - 2 MAY 2007 - WESAK DAY CELEBRATION CONTINUES
7.00 AM
OFFERING OF MORNING BREAKFAST DANA TO THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
11.00 AM
PALI CHANTING FOLLOWED BY OFFERING OF LUNCH DANA TO THE COMMUNITY OF MONKS (SANGHA)
12.00 PM
FREE LUNCH FOR ALL TEMPLE DEVOTEES
6.00 PM
PROCESSION ROUND TEMPLE (9 TIMES)
Wat Buppharam