On Vesak Day, Bathing Buddha Ceremony is one of the activity.
What can we learn by bathing the Buddha?
"We are now bathing all Buddhas, Pure and grand, complete in wisdom and virtues; May sentient beings be cleansed of the five impurities, All attaining Tathagata’s pure Dharmakaya."
我今灌沐诸如來 淨智庄严功德海 五浊众生离尘垢 同证如來净法身
To commemorate the Buddha's Birthday, Buddha's disciples usually hold a "Bathing the Buddha" Ceremony by setting up an altar with flower arrangements, placing a statue of Baby Buddha in the center, and making offerings while bathing the Buddha statue with fragrant water to show their great respect.
However, the true way of showing our respect is to purify our mind. By bathing the Buddha outside, it reminds us to cleanse away our worries, defilements, and delusions to reveal our intrinsic Buddha nature and become enlightened. Learning from the Buddha, following his teaching with right thought, right speech and right action, we are creating a Pure Land.
What can we learn by bathing the Buddha?
"We are now bathing all Buddhas, Pure and grand, complete in wisdom and virtues; May sentient beings be cleansed of the five impurities, All attaining Tathagata’s pure Dharmakaya."
我今灌沐诸如來 淨智庄严功德海 五浊众生离尘垢 同证如來净法身
To commemorate the Buddha's Birthday, Buddha's disciples usually hold a "Bathing the Buddha" Ceremony by setting up an altar with flower arrangements, placing a statue of Baby Buddha in the center, and making offerings while bathing the Buddha statue with fragrant water to show their great respect.
However, the true way of showing our respect is to purify our mind. By bathing the Buddha outside, it reminds us to cleanse away our worries, defilements, and delusions to reveal our intrinsic Buddha nature and become enlightened. Learning from the Buddha, following his teaching with right thought, right speech and right action, we are creating a Pure Land.
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