University Students Express Their Appreciation

Three University of Canterbury students, Mina Chan, Cherry Yong and Terry Guo, who are friends of YAD members Wei-chia Cheng, visited Fo Guang Shan South Island. They were welcomed by Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery Assistant Curator See Shen Lee and Venerable Juexi.

After already been in Christchurch for few years, they finally had the opportunity to visit the Temple. The students expressed their appreciation for Buddhism’s contribution to society, and for providing them a spiritual home. After lunch at the Tea House, they began their tour of Yao Hong Ying’s Embroidery Exhibition. The combination of rainy weather that day and the Temple’s serene building created an atmosphere of peace and solace.

After viewing the Embroidery, Wei Chia took his friends for a guided tour of the Temple, as they were interested in the design of the building. While at the Buddha Hall, they paid homage to the Buddha. Mina and Cherry were interested in both the arrangement of the sculptured works and the food at the Tea House. They commented that they will visit the Tea House more regularly and spread the word about the delicious vegetarian cuisine at the Tea House. Venerable Juexi encouraged the visitors to participate in the temple activities, and invited them to attend BLIA Day on 16th May. On behalf of Temple, Venerable Juexi presented everyone a copy of the “Activity Report of YAD South Island 2008”.