NYC Vesak Celebration @ Columbia University (Multi-Sanghas - Thera, Maha, Vajra)

Dear Dharma Drink friends,

Let's celebrate Vesak with various NYC Buddhist sanghas at Columbia University's Union Theological Seminary ("UTS").

Details:
12:40pm - Meet in front of James Chapel, UTS
1:00pm - Vesak Celebration
4:00pm - Mingle with fellow Buddhist friends and maybe head to dinner nearby.

UTS: Join us in community as we gather to celebrate Vesak, a sacred day commemorating the birth, awakening, and Parinibbana of the Buddha. We welcome you to this special occasion—a time to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and peace in the heart of New York City.

UTS: Program Highlights:

• Bathing of the Buddha
• Offering Chants and Prayers
• Short Dharma Talks.

This celebration is co-sponsored by the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism, the Buddhist Council of New York, and the Columbia University Buddhist Association.
All are welcome. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Please also RSVP with the sponsoring organization to help the organizer manage.
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Per UN: "'Vesak"' the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born. It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it was on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha in his eightieth year passed away."