Sorry that it took so long to post pictures of the 2nd day of the ceremony. The day started with the formal ceremony to place the Buddha’s holy relics in the center of the pagoda, followed by announcement of a project to build a forest temple in Colorado. The lay community also requested to make [...]
Yesterday was the first day of the 2-day ceremony to celebrate and dedicate the new pagoda (chedi in Thai) at Buddhist Temple of America. The pagoda houses at least 108 different holy relics of the Buddha and other Awakened Ones. I am sharing some pictures here. Brief descriptions of the images available on Flickr. Today, Sunday, [...]
Wonderful news! The pagoda at Buddhist Temple of America is completed. In fact, all the relics seem to be in place already. On May 28 and 29, 2011 there will be a blessing and dedication ceremony To celebrate the newly built pagoda. Approximately 50 monks will be attending. Monks from different parts of United States, [...]
I was told that the Chedi will be done in about 2 to 3 months, the ceremony is tentatively scheduled to be in March, 2011. Will post more info when available.