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| MONTH | AUSPICIOUS DATES | EXPLANATION/MEANING OF EVENT/ACTIVITY TODAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JANUARY | 12TH MOON 8TH DAY | SUN JAN 24 | SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA'S ENLIGHTENMENT DAY. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FEBRUARY | 1ST MOON 1ST DAY | TUES FEB 16 | BIRTHDAY OF MAITREYA BUDDHA, ALSO KNOWN AS 'LAUGHING BUDDHA'. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1ST MOON 8TH DAY - 1ST MOON 15TH DAY | TUE FEB 23 - TUE FEB 30 | FLOWER BATH DAILY EXCEPT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FLOWER BATH IS MEANT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED A TURN FOR A 'BETTER LUCK, ENERGY, SMOOTHNESS AND HARMONY IN THEIR JOBS AND BUSINESSES' FOR THE COMING YEAR 1999. AS A RULE OF THUMB, 3 DAYS OF CONSECUTIVE FLOWER BATHS ARE TO BE TAKEN CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT A BREAK IN BETWEEN WHICH IS THEN CONSIDERED AS A 'SUCCESSFUL FLOWER BATH'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1ST MOON 9TH DAY | WED FEB 24 | BIRTHDAY OF THE JADE EMPEROR OF HEAVEN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RULER OF THE PURE ASTRAL WORLD. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1ST MOON 10TH DAY | THUR FEB 25 | 1ST FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARCH | 2ND MOON 8TH DAY | THUR MAR 25 | RENUNCIATION DAY OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA,WHO IS ALWAYS DEPICTED AS THE BUDDHA WITH A BEGGING BOWL, THE FOUNDER OF BUDDHISM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2ND MOON 10TH DAY | SAT MAR 27 | 2ND FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| APRIL | 2ND MOON 15TH DAY | THUR APRIL 1 | NIRWANA DAY OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2ND MOON 19TH DAY | MON APRIL 5 | A) BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN,ALSO KNOWN AS THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE, 'GODDESS OF MERCY', OR BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA.
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| B) 'CHING MING' FESTIVE DAY OR CHINESE 'ALL SOULS' DAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3RD MOON 10TH DAY | SUN APRIL 25 | 3RD FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAY | 4TH MOON 8TH DAY | SAT MAY 22 | (1) BIRTHDAY OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA. COINCIDENTALLY, ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY, OUR MST HALL LOCATED AT 67, JALAN TTS 3, TAMAN TASIK SEMENYIH, SEMENYIH WILL BE OFFICIATED TO BE DECLARED OPEN AT 12.30 P.M. SHARP. ALL MST MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO WITNESS THE CEREMONY. VEGETARIAN FOOD WILL BE SERVED TO THE EARLY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS OCCASION. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.
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| 4TH MOON 10TH DAY |
MON MAY 24 |
4TH FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE' |
| 4TH MOON 15TH DAY |
SAT MAY 29 |
WESAK DAY - FESTIVAL OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA |
| 4TH MOON 16TH DAY |
SUN MAY 30 |
BIRTHDAY OF CHJ. |
JUNE |
5TH MOON 10TH DAY |
WED JUNE 23 |
5TH FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE' |
| 5TH MOON 13TH DAY |
SAT JUNE 26 |
(2)
BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMED. | JULY |
6TH MOON 19TH DAY |
SAT JULY 31 |
NIRWANA DAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN, ALSO KNOWN AS 'GODDESS OF MERCY' OR AVALOKITESVARA. | AUGUST |
6TH MOON 24TH DAY |
THUR AUG 5 |
BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN TI, ONCE A PATRIOT GENERAL OF THE ARMY OF ANCIENT CHINA. |
| 7TH MOON 1ST DAY |
WED AUG 11 |
(3) BIRTHDAY OF TAI SEONG LOW KWAN,ALSO KNOWN AS LAO TZU,THE FOUNDER OF TAOISM AND THE ADVISER TO THE JADE EMPEROR OF ASTRAL HEAVEN. | SEPTEMBER |
7TH MOON 30TH DAY |
THUR SEPT 9 |
BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA LORD YAMA, ALSO KNOWN AS TEH CHONG WONG, A FORMER MASTER MONK TO THE 'MONKEY GOD'.
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| 8TH MONTH 4TH DAY |
MON SEPT 13 |
(4) BIRTHDAY OF
GANAPATHY/GANESH THE PRIME GOD OF HINDUISM. ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'ELEPHANT GOD'. |
| 8TH MOON 10TH DAY |
SUN SEPT 19 |
A 'SPIRITUAL SEND-OFF' FOR SOULS @ 9.00 PM AT MSTS' HALL. |
| OCTOBER |
9TH MOON 19TH DAY |
WED OCT 27 |
RENUNCIATION DAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN OR 'GODDESS OF MERCY'. | NOVEMBER |
9TH MOON 30TH DAY |
SUN NOV 7 |
BIRTHDAY OF BHAISAJYA GURU BUDDHA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
HEALING BUDDHA. |
| 10TH MOON 5TH DAY |
FRI NOV 12 |
BIRTHDAY OF BODHIDARMA. |
| 10TH MOON 16TH DAY |
TUES NOV 23 |
(5) BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK, FOUNDER OF THE SIKHISM | DECEMBER |
11TH MOON 17TH DAY |
FRI DEC 24 |
BIRTHDAY OF AMITABHA BUDDHA,ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUDDHA OF BOUNDLESS LIGHT, MASTER TO BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN.
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| 11TH MOON 18TH DAY |
SAT DEC 25 |
(6)
JESUS' BIRTHDAY. | | |
- TO GATHER AT THE ABOVE MST HALL AT 67 JALAN TTS 3, TAMAN TASIK SEMENYIH, SEMENYIH, @ 9.00 AM SHARP. A MEDITATION SESSION WOULD BE CONDUCTED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE GROUP GOES OUT TO DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS & ALMS TO THE NEEDY, THE OLD FOLKS & THE ORPHANS. DONATIONS TO THE MST SOCIETY ARE WELCOME.