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BW Monastery's Grand Consecration Ceremony took place on 4 January 2020, where the shrine hall was filled to the brim even before 9.30am!

Abbot Jing Yuan led the Sangha and laities in this grand puja ceremony, where he mentioned that such ceremonies were tremendously meritorious and auspicious for all present, as the Buddhas of the ten directions possess the complete Mahayana collections of the three bodies of the "Dharmakāya", the "Saṃbhogakāya" and "Nirmāṇakāya" of the fully enlightened.

At this Grand Consecration Ceremony, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were invited to be present, and offerings were also made to them. Through this puja, everyone supplicated for blessings of bliss and wisdom, so as to accelerate in our spiritual cultivation and able to receive Buddha’s teachings life after life to benefit all beings, where these were also the purpose of the ceremony.

The Consecration ceremony was for all the Buddha Statues in and around the majestic Main Shrine Hall, the Jade Buddha, the Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Stone Statues, Buddha statues from the BWM Buddhist Museum, as well as the many Golden Buddha Statues offered by the laities.

Everyone present was joyously immersed in the moments before the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, which was indeed a rare and special occasion, a great time for all to rejoice and gain the wondrous benefits from rejoicing too!