May All Beings Be Well & Happy
May 19th, 2008 by Steven
Happy is the birth of Buddhas.
Happy is the teaching of the Sublime Dhamma.
Happy is the unity of the Sangha.
Happy is the discipline of the united ones.
- Dhammapada v 194 -
Today is Wesak Day, which commemorates three important events in the life of Lord Sakyakmuni Buddha - His Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away.
As in previous years, my family would visit the Buddhist Chetawan Temple, off PJ’s Jalan Gasing. A day to offer prayers, seek blessings and give donations.
As expected, the temple was crowded with devotees and visitors when we arrived at 7.30am. Below are some shots taken at the temple with my Canon EOS 350D.
Looking down from atop the temple’s entrance <ISO 200; F/7.1; 1/100sec>
Monks blessing devotees <ISO 800; F/5; 1/40sec>
A young boy with joss-sticks and flowers <ISO 800; F/11; 1/250sec>
Making double sure the coin is dropped into the bowl <ISO 200; F/2.8; 1/100sec>
Devotees walking round the Goddess of Mercy, and ringing the bells as a mark of reverence <ISO 200; F/8; 1/200sec>
Up close, face to face with the Buddha <ISO 200; F/3.2; 1/160sec>
A young novice monk helping to carry saffron robes and cloth donated by devotees from the main temple to another building <ISO 400; F/11; 1/125sec>