August 30, 2020 – Ullambana Festival is also known as “Buddha’s Joyful Day” by Buddhist practitioners. It is a good day to accumulate merits by offering to the monks who have dedicated their lives to self-cultivation! On this day, with great mercy and compassion, the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva opened the doors of hell to save all beings confined in hell. It is also a good time to express filial piety towards parents, alive or departed; pray for blessings for parents and ancestors.
Bodhi Meditation Toronto held a grand online blessing ceremony to celebrate this occasion. It was a solemn and dignified occasion with over two thousand light offerings dedicated to departed souls to send auspicious blessings!
Centre Director, Teacher Victoria, welcomes everyone to today’s auspicious Blessing Ceremony.Chanting along with online attendees, on-site attendees with face masks stay physically apart.The display of Memorial Tablets, each dedicated to a beloved departed soul, created a solemn atmosphere befitting the occasion.Closer view of Memorial TabletsYellow butter lamps – dedicated to departed souls – await to be lit.Bodhi Meditation Toronto Centre Director, Teacher Victoria, sprinkles holy water to bless the altar and Meditation Hall.Butter Lamps (Yellow for Departed Souls; Red for Embodied Souls) are lovingly lit by Bodhi Meditation senior practitioners.Each light offering is dedicated to a specific departed soul – to light the way to his destined place of rest.Memorial Tablets display in front of the altar, behind are volunteers supporting the Livestream EventDedicating memorial tablets to ancestors, karmic creditors, and deceased loved ones may help them receive Buddha’s blessing to be reborn in good realms. Senior practitioners respectfully collect all Memorial Tablets for burning.All Memorial Tablets now collected in boxes – ready to be burned.Senior practitioners pray for blessings before commencing to burn the Memorial Tablets.Burning of Memorial Tablets sends auspicious blessings to departed souls.Burning of Memorial Tablets concludes with fervent prayer dedicated to departed souls.
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