Understanding the Meaning of Ullambana Festival

Lotus Link Study Group

On 13 August 2008, at the beginning of the class, attended by fifteen members, Venerable Maioyu explained the meaning of and the procedures for the Ullambana Festival to be held on Sunday 17 August. A final rehearsal of the group’s performance was held in the Main Shrine where they practiced their songs and attended to the details of how they would enter the Main Shrine during the service.

The members also discussed plan for the Father’s Day service on 7 September and the Lantern Festival on 13 and 14 September. The female members of the group will sing at the Father’s Day service and the male members will make a lantern on behalf of the English sub-chapter. The group expressed their appreciation to the Temple for investing in translation machines to enable English speakers to understand and participate in services more meaningfully.