Tzu Chi's 60th Anniversary: Ten Thousand People Participate in Buddha Bathing Ceremony to Pray and Propagate Dharma
The Tzu Chi Foundation held a combined Buddha Bathing Ceremony for Buddha's Birthday, Mother's Day, and Global Tzu Chi Day, with approximately 10,000 participants. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Tzu Chi emphasized its commitment to continue spreading its spirit globally through acts of great love.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 10th) The Tzu Chi Foundation today held a combined Buddha Bathing Ceremony for "Buddha's Birthday, Mother's Day, and Global Tzu Chi Day," with approximately ten thousand people participating. This year marks Tzu Chi's 60th anniversary, and it emphasized that it will continue to spread the spirit of Tzu Chi globally through acts of great love.
The Tzu Chi Foundation today held its annual combined Buddha Bathing Ceremony for "Buddha's Birthday, Mother's Day, and Global Tzu Chi Day" at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. President Lai Ching-te, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih, and many other political figures jointly participated.
Tzu Chi stated that this year marks the milestone of "Tzu Chi Sixty," its 60th anniversary. Over 600 Dharma masters, political figures, envoys from various countries, and ten thousand volunteers from around the world gathered with good intentions, combining gratitude for mothers with the propagation of the global Tzu Chi spirit, demonstrating the profound humanistic foundation of "Tzu Chi Sixty."
In addition, Tzu Chi pointed out that a total of approximately 750 Buddha bathing ceremonies were held in 42 countries and regions across five continents, with about 200,000 participants. Through global online prayers, it symbolizes "Tzu Chi Sixty, Illuminating the World," demonstrating Tzu Chi's shared belief that transcends national borders, religions, and ethnic groups.
Tzu Chi further explained that this year, with "Tzu Chi Sixty" as its core, it specially planned the "Lumbini" area, symbolizing the birthplace of the Buddha, at the National Concert Hall and Theater Square. It also used "Jambudvipa (Earth with tree shadows)" and "Vulture Peak" as visual cores, echoing Dharma Master Cheng Yen's grand愿 to "surely spread the Dharma widely across Jambudvipa" and widely propagate Buddhism in the human world.
Tzu Chi further explained that Buddha bathing is not only a religious ritual but also a transmission of the meaning of cleansing the mind and repaying three kinds of grace: repaying the Buddha's grace, repaying parents' grace, and repaying the grace of all sentient beings. It hopes to promote the environmental concept of "Mother Earth protects Mother Earth" and pray for a world free from disasters.
Tzu Chi emphasized that "Tzu Chi Sixty" is a journey from回顾 to展望, and also a commemoration and responsibility. In the future, it will continue to act with great love, widely spreading the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha in the human world, extending the grace of mothers across generations, and allowing the spirit of Tzu Chi to continue shining globally. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150510
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 10th) The Tzu Chi Foundation today held a combined Buddha Bathing Ceremony for "Buddha's Birthday, Mother's Day, and Global Tzu Chi Day," with approximately ten thousand people participating. This year marks Tzu Chi's 60th anniversary, and it emphasized that it will continue to spread the spirit of Tzu Chi globally through acts of great love.
The Tzu Chi Foundation today held its annual combined Buddha Bathing Ceremony for "Buddha's Birthday, Mother's Day, and Global Tzu Chi Day" at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. President Lai Ching-te, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih, and many other political figures jointly participated.
Tzu Chi stated that this year marks the milestone of "Tzu Chi Sixty," its 60th anniversary. Over 600 Dharma masters, political figures, envoys from various countries, and ten thousand volunteers from around the world gathered with good intentions, combining gratitude for mothers with the propagation of the global Tzu Chi spirit, demonstrating the profound humanistic foundation of "Tzu Chi Sixty."
In addition, Tzu Chi pointed out that a total of approximately 750 Buddha bathing ceremonies were held in 42 countries and regions across five continents, with about 200,000 participants. Through global online prayers, it symbolizes "Tzu Chi Sixty, Illuminating the World," demonstrating Tzu Chi's shared belief that transcends national borders, religions, and ethnic groups.
Tzu Chi further explained that this year, with "Tzu Chi Sixty" as its core, it specially planned the "Lumbini" area, symbolizing the birthplace of the Buddha, at the National Concert Hall and Theater Square. It also used "Jambudvipa (Earth with tree shadows)" and "Vulture Peak" as visual cores, echoing Dharma Master Cheng Yen's grand愿 to "surely spread the Dharma widely across Jambudvipa" and widely propagate Buddhism in the human world.
Tzu Chi further explained that Buddha bathing is not only a religious ritual but also a transmission of the meaning of cleansing the mind and repaying three kinds of grace: repaying the Buddha's grace, repaying parents' grace, and repaying the grace of all sentient beings. It hopes to promote the environmental concept of "Mother Earth protects Mother Earth" and pray for a world free from disasters.
Tzu Chi emphasized that "Tzu Chi Sixty" is a journey from回顾 to展望, and also a commemoration and responsibility. In the future, it will continue to act with great love, widely spreading the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha in the human world, extending the grace of mothers across generations, and allowing the spirit of Tzu Chi to continue shining globally. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150510
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