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10th September is UBOP’s 2nd Anniversary 9 月 10 日是 UBOP 成立 2 周年。

UBOP Turns Two!

Lead by the Sangha, the United Buddhist Order of Penang (UBOP) has been steadfast in serving the Buddhist communities in Penang since its inception two years ago on 10th September 2020.

Within the span of two years, its exemplary performance in managing Vihara BoonRaksa as a monastery under its care, speaks for itself. Under UBOP’s management, Vihara BoonRaksa has seen significant improvement in its building and land infrastructure. In addition, the dhamma-inspired landscaping around the monastery lends an air of peace and serenity, creating an ambience and environment conducive for spiritual cultivation.

In line with our motto “Together we care for the Sasana, Together big tasks are made easy”, UBOP has co-organize major events with UBOM, namely the “Thousand KM Dhamma Walk” and the Official Launching ceremony of UBOM.

As we celebrate our second anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to express our grateful appreciation to the Buddhist communities – from monastics, societies and the laity who have been instrumental in supporting us in our growth and progress over through the years. Through this networking and collaboration, UBOP hopes to inspire and nurture the practice of Dhamma.

To know more about UBOP and Vihara BoonRaksa (the monastery currently managed by UBOP), please see this website.

May you progress in the Dhamma and may you grow in wisdom.

槟城佛教联合会两岁啦！

自两年前于 2020 年 9 月 10 日成立以来，槟城佛教联合会 (UBOP) 在僧团的领导下，一直坚定不移地为槟城的佛教社区服务.

在两年的时间里，它在管理福持寺（Vihara BoonRaksa）的模范表现不言而喻。在槟城佛教联合会的管理下，福持寺的建筑和土地基本设施有了显着改善。此外，寺院周围以佛法启发的园林设计洋溢宁静祥和的气氛，营造了有助于修行的氛围和环境。

本着“让我们一起维护佛法的教诣，群众的力量让艰巨的任务变简单”的理念，槟城佛教联合会与马来西亚佛教联合会（UBOM）共同协办了“千里法行”和马来西亚佛教联合会正式启动仪式等重大活动。

在我们庆祝成立两周年之际，我们想藉此机会向佛教群体表达我们的感激之情，这包括多年来一直支持我们成长和进步的僧团、社会人士和在家信众们。通过这种联系和合作，槟城佛教联合会希望能够启发和培育佛法上的实践。

欲了解更多关于 槟城佛教联合会 和 福持寺（目前由 槟城佛教联合会管理的寺院），请看这个网站。

愿您在佛法上进步，愿您的智慧增长。

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UBOP page link 槟城佛教联合会 的链接 : https://ubop.ubom.org

Vihara BoonRaksa page link: 福持寺 的链接 : https://vbr.ubom.org/vbr

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Asalha Puja – Wednesday 13th July 2022. 阿萨哈布查日 – 2022 年 7 月 13 日星期三。

Entering of Vassa Day – Thursday 14th July 2022. 进入瓦萨日 – 2022 年 7 月 14 日星期四。

Asalha Puja is one of the most important Buddhist events of the year along with Magha Puja and Vesak Day. It marks the day Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon in Benares. 阿萨哈布查日 与 大法会日和卫塞节一样，是一年中最重要的佛教活动之一。 这标志着佛陀在贝拿勒斯第一次佛法的日子。

On this day Buddhists are encouraged to go to temples to do Dana, observe 8 precepts, listen to Dhamma talks, meditate and participate in traditional ceremonies such as the Wian Tian candle offering and walking around the Temple with a lit candle, lotus flower and incense. This ceremony dates back to the times before electricity where extra light was needed at the temple during the darker days of the rainy season.  在这一天，佛教徒被鼓励去寺庙做布施，遵守八戒，听法，打坐和参加传统的仪式，如维天(Wian Tian)蜡烛供养，以及用点燃的蜡烛、莲花和香在寺庙周围走动。 . 这个仪式可以追溯到电力之前的时代，在雨季的黑暗日子里，寺庙需要额外的光线。

Entering of Vassa for this year is 14th of July which is also the first day of Vassa, where Buddhists go make offerings (requisites for the rainy season) to the Saṅgha members signifying their heartiest and sincere support for the Saṅgha to strive in mental cultivation throughout the entire rain retreat. 今年7月14日进入瓦萨，这也是瓦萨的第一天，佛教徒向僧团供养（雨季必需品），表示他们最衷心和真诚地支持僧团在整个修行方面的努力整个雨撤退。

It is hoped Buddhists everywhere will have a fulfilling Asalha Puja day this year. 希望今年各地的佛教徒都能有一个充实的阿萨哈布查日。

Warmest Regards温馨问候

UNITED BUDDHIST ORDER OF PENANG 槟城佛教联合会

Buddha pic above source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Sermon_in_the_Deer_Park_depicted_at_Wat_Chedi_Liem-KayEss-1.jpeg

 

Newpaper Reports – Thousand KM Dhamma Walk 新闻报道 – 千里法行

20-02-2022. The Thousand KM Dhamma Walk event is a success and completed today in Penang. 千里法行 活动今天在槟城圆满结束。

Click the links below to see the various newspaper reports on the event 单击下面的链接以查看有关该活动的各种报纸报道：

The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/02/21/1200km-journey-of-enlightenment-comes-to-an-end

China Press 中國報  http://penang.chinapress.com.my/?p=1624894

China Press 中國報 http://penang.chinapress.com.my/20220220/%e6%b5%ae%e7%bd%97%e5%b1%b1%e8%83%8c3-9%e8%8b%b1%e4%ba%a9%e5%86%9c%e4%b8%9a%e5%9c%b0%e6%ae%b5-%e6%a7%9f%e6%94%bf%e5%ba%9c%e6%89%b9%e5%87%86%e8%bd%ac%e4%b8%ba%e9%9d%9e%e4%bc%8a%e6%96%af%e5%85%b0/

Kwong Wah Yit Poh 光华日报 https://www.kwongwah.com.my/20220220/%e7%bb%8f88%e5%a4%a91218%e5%85%ac%e9%87%8c%e5%a4%b4%e9%99%80%e8%a1%8c-%e9%a9%ac%e4%bd%9b%e8%81%94%e6%80%bb%e5%8d%83%e9%87%8c%e6%b3%95%e8%a1%8c%e6%8a%b5%e6%a7%9f/

Guang Ming Daily 光明日报 https://guangming.com.my/%e6%aa%b3%e4%ba%8c%e6%a9%8b%e5%88%b0%e5%8d%a1%e5%b7%b4%e6%98%9f%e6%9c%80%e5%be%8c13%e5%85%ac%e9%87%8c-%e5%83%a7%e4%be%b6%e4%bd%9b%e5%8f%8b%e5%ae%8c%e6%88%90%e5%8d%83%e9%87%8c%e6%b3%95%e8%a1%8c

Bulletin Mutiara https://www.buletinmutiara.com/a-journey-of-faith-from-johor-to-perlis/

News Asia Today https://newsasiatoday.com/journey-1200km-buddhist-monks/

Thank you for your support in making this event a success 感谢您的支持，使本次活动取得圆满成功.

Warmest Regards 温馨问候,

 

Magha Puja this year falls on Wednesday 16 Feb 2022. 今年的 Magha Puja 将于 2022 年 2 月 16 日星期三举行 。

Magha Puja is an important Buddhist holy day in the Theravada tradition, commemorating an auspicious event that dates back to more than 2,600 years ago. Magha Puja是南传佛教传统中重要的佛教圣日，旨在纪念这个吉祥盛会可以追溯到2600多年前。

At that time, the Buddha had gained enlightenment for about ten months and was residing at the Veluvana Bamboo Grove near Rajagaha, on the invitation of King Bimbisara, ruler of the Kingdom of Maghada. It is said that on the full moon day of the month of Magha, according to Indian calendar, four historic occasions took place, hence Magha Puja also became known as “The Fourfold Assembly Day”, in which:

那时，佛陀得道后大约十个月，应马加达王国的比姆比萨拉国王邀请，居住在拉贾加哈（Rajagaha）附近的Veluvana竹林（Veluvana Bamboo Grove）。印度历的其中一个满月日，（在Pali文中成为称为Madha）发生了四个纪念性的日子，因此Magha Puja也被称为“四重集会日”，其中：

1) A total of 1,250 fully enlightened monks (arahants), came together to pay respects to the Buddha at the same time 共有1,250名完全得道僧侣（阿罗汉）齐心协力在同一时间向佛陀敬礼。

2) All the arahants were ordained by the Buddha himself所有的阿罗汉都由佛陀亲自剃度出家。

3) All the arahants came to see the Buddha without any planning or prior appointment所有的阿罗汉都没有在任何计划或事先预约前来礼佛。

4) The Buddha expounded the “Ovada Patimokkha” sermon, to the assembly of monks who had gathered there佛陀向聚集在那里的僧侣们讲解了“ Ovada Patimokkha”来传道。

We take this opportunity to encourage all those who practice the Dharma to pay their respects to the Buddha and remind ourselves to refrain from doing evil, do good and to pursue our commitment to self-purification. On this day, we can observe the Eight Precepts at home, practice meditation, recite sutras, read Buddhist scriptures and listen to the Dharma. 希望会借此机会，鼓励所有修行佛法的大众向佛陀表示敬意并提醒我们诸恶莫作 众善奉行 自净其意的承诺。我们可以在这一天，各自观察八戒，修禅，诵经，读取佛经及聆听佛法。

Warmest Regards 温馨问候,

Thousand KM Dhamma Walk 千里法行 Sun 20 Feb Penang 2022 年 2 月 20 日星期日槟城

Registration click here 注册点击这里 https://ubom.org/public-thousand-km-dhamma-walk/

Automatic community care info system 自动社区护理信息系统 – The first in the Buddhist world 佛教界首个

Launching of “Deva Messengers webpage” and UBOP Member e-Birthday Greetings, effective 8th Dec 2021:

Buddhism and the significance of the “Deva Messengers”.

An old man, a sick person, a corpse and a renunciant – these are the four sights or “deva messengers” encountered by Prince Siddharta which compelled him to renounce. Realizing that all beings, having been born, are subject to old age, sickness, and death, he is determined to seek an end to life’s suffering.

After a six year quest for the answer to human suffering, he attained full enlightenment by himself, effectively ending all suffering in his heart invariably, as well as all future births. Thanks to the four “deva messengers”, a Buddha has arisen in the world. The teachings of the Buddha are aimed at liberating sentient beings from suffering by ending the cycle of birth and death. Without further becoming, there will be no suffering of old age, sickness and death.

Where there is birth, the arrival of these “deva messengers”, (known as “Devaduta” in Pali) is inevitable – from the day we were born, we grow older every moment, and we have to face the threat of illness and death at every moment. All of these conditions are beyond our control and unpredictable. Hence, at UBOP, we are inspired to initiate this “Deva messengers” webpage to nurture a sense of caring and kinship in our community of dhamma practitioners. We seek your cooperation to keep us informed if you know
about any UBOP member who is hospitalized, passed away, or struck by calamity. By sharing this information, we hope to provide a network of emotional and moral support from our UBOP community in times of need.

In addition, UBOP is also undertaking the initiative to send e-Birthday greeting card to members of UBOP. The e-Birthday card will be sent through email to each member of UBOP on the date of their birth to celebrate the special occasion of your precious birth as a human being.

May these “deva messengers” serve as a timely reminder, for us to contemplate on ageing, sickness and death. May we be inspired to walk the Path towards the Deathless, and the ending of all suffering.

推出 “天神使者网页” 和 UBOP 会员电子生日祝福，于 2021 年 12 月 1 日起生效：

佛教与“天神使者”的意义。

老人、病人、尸体和沙门——这是悉达多太子遇到的四种景象或“天神使者”，迫使他出家。他意识到一切众生，已生，皆受老、病、死之苦，因此他决心寻求结束生命的痛苦。

经过六年寻求人类痛苦的答案，他证悟圆满自觉了，有效地结束了他心中以及所有未来世的痛苦。多亏了四位 “天神使者”，佛陀才在世间住世。佛陀的教义旨在通过结束生死轮回来解脱众生的痛苦。不进一步有为，就不会有老、病、死之苦。

哪里有出生，这些“天神使者”（巴利语称为“Devaduta”）的到来是不可避免的——从我们出生的那一天起，我们每时每刻都在变老，我们不得不面对每时每刻疾病和死亡的威胁。所有这些情况都超出了我们的控制和不可预测。因此，在 UBOP，我们受到启发而发起了此 “天神使者” 网页，以便在我们的佛法修行者的社区中培养关怀和亲属感。如果您知道任何 UBOP 成员住院、去世或遭受灾害等灾难，我们寻求您的合作以通知我们。通过分享这些信息，我们希望在需要时提供UBOP 社区的情感和道德支持网络。

此外，UBOP 会主动向 UBOP 会员发送电子生日贺卡。电子生日贺卡将在每个 UBOP 成员的出生之日通过电子邮件发送给他们，以庆祝您作为一个人出生的特殊时刻。愿这些“天神使者”适时提醒，让我们思惟老、病、死。愿我们受到启发，走上涅般之道，以及一切痛苦的终结。

哪里有出生，这些“天神使者”（巴利语称为“Devaduta”）的到来是不可避免的——从我们出生的那一天起，我们每时每刻都在变老，我们不得不面对每时每刻疾病和死亡的威胁。所有这些情况都超出了我们的控制和不可预测。因此，在 UBOP，我们受到启发而发起了此 “天神使者” 网页，以便在我们的佛法修行者的社区中培养关怀和亲属感。如果您知道任何 UBOP 成员住院、去世或遭受灾害等灾难，我们寻求您的合作以通知我们。通过分享这些信息，我们希望在需要时提供UBOP 社区的情感和道德支持网络。

此外，UBOP 会主动向 UBOP 会员发送电子生日贺卡。电子生日贺卡将在每个 UBOP 成员的出生之日通过电子邮件发送给他们，以庆祝您作为一个人出生的特殊时刻。

愿这些“天神使者”适时提醒，让我们思惟老、病、死。愿我们受到启发，走上涅般之道，以及一切痛苦的终结。

Link to UBOP’s Deva Messenger page 链接到神圣的使者的页面

https://vbr.ubom.org/ubop-deva-messenger