About this event
The Bathing of Prince Siddhartha ceremony re-enacts the moment when celestial dragons bathe the newborn Prince. Perfumed water, arranged with flowers in a basin, is scooped with a ladle and mindfully poured over the statue of baby Prince Siddhartha.
To bathe the Buddha:
1. Kneel before the altar, palms joined in reverence to the Buddha.
2. Take a ladle, fill it with water, and gently pour it over the Buddha statue’s shoulder.
3. Recite the Vesak Hymn:
I today bathe the Tathagatas,
Pure wisdom, solemnity, and merit are gathered,
The five impurities of sentient beings are cleansed,
I vow to attain the Tathagata’s pure Dharma-body.
4. Dedication of merit:
May all merits accumulated from this ritual be dedicated to [name] and all sentient beings, purifying defilements and negative karma, bringing happiness and freedom from suffering.
每年的卫塞节，佛教徒带着一颗虔诚恭敬的心，以香花净水灌浴佛像，以此象征外离身垢，内离心染。透过身、口、意的净化，体现清净无染、本自具足的佛性。
我们该如何浴佛？
1. 跪在佛像前，双手合十对佛陀表示敬意。
2. 用三勺香花净水灌浴佛像。
3. 默念浴佛偈：
我今灌沐诸如来；
净智庄严功德海。
五浊众生离尘垢；
同证如来净法身。
4. 回向：
愿以此浴佛功德回向给【名字】及法界一切众生，愿他们远离烦恼及恶业、离苦得乐。
Date, Time, and Venue 日期、时间与地点:
- 5 May, 6am — 2pm | Hall of Great Compassion 大雄宝殿
- 11 May, 6pm — 12 May, 5pm | Hall of Great Compassion 大悲殿
- 11 May, 6.45pm — 12 May, 4pm | Prajna Meditation Hall 般若禅堂
Enquiry 询问: 6849 5300 | [email protected]
For more information 更多详情: https://www.kmspks.org/vesak/
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About the organiser
Founded in 1921, KMSPKS is one of the first traditional Chinese forest monasteries in Singapore. Today, the monastery sits on 75,470 square metres – equivalent to the size of almost 11 football fields – and is one of the most significant and renowned monasteries in Southeast Asia. Over the years, we have grown dynamically in Dharma propagation, community involvement and religious harmony efforts. Today, we are a community of Buddhists who come together to learn, practise and share the teachings of the Buddha.
光明山普觉禅寺（KMSPKS）是新加坡人的心灵避难所。在此可学习到佛陀所教导的智慧与慈悲、实习正念、培植并增长报恩、谦卑及愉悦欢喜心。本寺创立于1921年，是新加坡十方丛林之始。现今寺院占地75,470平方公尺，总面积约等于11个足球场；是东南亚最驰名的寺院之一。这些年来我们致力于推动佛法传播、参与社区活动，及努力促进宗教和谐。时至今日，我们已成为众佛教徒，一起学习，实践及分享佛法的道场。
