China Buddhist Association--Flushing, New York China Buddhist Association’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Dharma Ceremony Lingyin Temple’s Abbot Venerable Guangquan offers congratulatory speech The Buddhist Association of China presents gift to New York’s China Buddhist Association Venerable Guangquan presents calligraphy art on behalf of Lingyin Temple Venerable Guangquan receives gift from Grandmaster Miaofeng on behalf of Lingyin Temple Delightful ＂Birthcake＂ for the 50th birthday of New York’s China Buddhist Association Award winner of China Buddhism Dharma Exchange Conference, Venerable Huilin, speaks to the guests Award winner of China Buddhism Dharma Exchange Conference, Venerable Zhijue Yunlin Chan Tea Society Award winner of China Buddhism Dharma Exchange Conference, Venerable Huifa speaks about the Heart Sutra. Lingyin Temple Abbot Venerable Guangquan addresses Buddhism and social responsibilities in contempo

Abbot Guangquan of Lingyin Temple promoting Buddhist culture at Harvard University Professor James Robson from Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, giving welcoming speech Venerable Guangquan speaking about Buddhism Demonstrating Buddhist arts related to Lingyin Temple Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:普通表格; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} On the morning of 5 September, 2013 (evenin

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-------Lingyin Temple organized Themed Tea Party For Filial Piety and Gratitude Promoting filial piety and gratitude The fifteenth of July of Chinese lunar calendar is not only the Buddha Joy Day, on which the Buddhist summer retreat ends, but also Ullambana Dharma Assembly, on which people are reminded of filial piety and gratitude to their family. Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 On 20 August, 2013, or the fourteenth of July of Chinese lunar calendar, Lingyin Temple invited parents and families of all Venerables to the temple for the Themed Tea Party for Filial Piety and Gratitude, so as to promote filial piety, which is encouraged by Buddhism, and to carry on the Chinese tradition of respecting one’s parents even after their death. During this event, the Venerables themselves serve tea and hot beverage to their parents whole-heart

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The first lecture of Cultural Talk Series for the Zhejiang Association of Young Entrepreneurs Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 On 2 August 2013, the Cultural Talk Series for the Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Zhejiang took off in Hangzhou Buddhist Academy. Abbot Venerable Guangquan from Lingyin Temple was invited to answer questions, clear confusions and explain the significance of Buddhism in practical life to more than thirty young entrepreneurs.   Abbot of Lingyin Temple during the first lecture of the Cultural Talk Series for Zhejiang Association of Young Entrepreneurs Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Venerable Guangquan introduced to the entrepreneurs the origin and history of B

Blessings of turning to Buddhism on the anniversary of Guanyin’s attainment of Buddhahood       26 July 2013, i.e. 19 June of the Chinese soluar calendar, was an auspicious day, as it was the anniversary of the attainment of Buddhahood of the most compassionate and merciful Bodhisattva, who saves all sentients from suffering. On this very day, Abbot Venerable Guangquan preached Buddhist precepts in person in the Forthright Hall to over four hundred believers, so that they would be able to turn to Buddhist Dharma for physical, mental and spiritual balance, and to cope with the mobile and ever-changing life when they are under stress from professional and personal life. At one o’clock in the afternoon, the believers who came for the conversion gathered in the Main Hall of Lingyin Forthright Hall listening attentively to the rituals and rites of conversion--for instance, the right way to worship, to burn incense and to confess, and such--as ex