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SUMMARY:Visakha Puja Ceremony 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nVisakha Puja\nMay 31\, 2026\nAt Wat Pasantidhamma\, VA \nVisakha Puja comes once a year\, usually in May or June. It is performed to honor the birth\, enlightenment\, and passing away of Gautama Buddha. (The UN General Assembly\, acknowledging the hope expressed by the International Buddhist Conference held in Sri Lanka in November 1998\, urged that the day of Vesak\, the day of the full moon in the month of May each year\, be internationally recognized in particular at United Nations Headquarters and other United Nations offices.) \nVisakha Puja literally means “worshipping on the Full Moon of the 6th lunar month.” Wat Pasantidhamma provides the opportunity for you to come and join the ceremony as a part of the annual celebration for the cultivation of meritorious deeds. \nProgram \nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026 \n6:00 p.m. Evening Chanting by the monks and congregation\nSpread loving kindness and compassion \nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 \n6:00 a.m. Morning Chanting by the monks and congregation\n9:59 a.m. Together at Dhamma Sala.\n10:00 a.m. Group Chanting\, taking the precepts and the monks Chant the Sutras.\n10:30 a.m. Offering to monks.\n11:00 a.m. Lunch served to the monks.\n11:30 a.m. Lunch for congregation.\n12:45 p.m. Religious ceremony Candlelight procession Sermon in Thai by the Abbot\nCeremony closed[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Wat Pasantidhamma\, 14289 Chapaman's Lane\, Carrollton\, VA\, 23314\, United States
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