Rayappa, Urgen Dorjee Singapore Buddhist Temple, Lumbini, Nepal
Urgen Dorjee Choling Buddhist Centre Singapore Temple:
This truly extravagant stupa, constructed by the German Tara Foundation, contains a hollow crown partly covered in glass, revealing a small Buddha within. The domed ceiling of the main prayer room is covered in Buddhist murals.
Presently, there are 32 Buddhist monasteries in Lumbini Master Plan Area; one is situated at New Lumbini Village, 29 at the Monastic Zone and two at the Sacred Garden. World Peace Pagoda of Japan is situated in the New Lumbini Village while Rajkiya Buddha Vihara, Nepal and Dharmaswami Maharaja Buddha Vihara, Nepal are in the Sacred Garden of Master Plan area. These Buddhist establishments in Lumbini organise religious and spiritual programs throughout the year where events are arranged on daily, occasional or annual basis. Every monastery in Lumbini has its own unique cultural traditions and architectural features that attract visitors to Lumbini from around the world.
There are five Theravada Buddhist monasteries and one Vipassana meditation centre in operation in the East Monastic Zone while, three monasteries are under construction. They are: 1) The Royal Thai Monastery, Thailand; 2) Canadian Engaged Buddhism Association (Bodhi Institute Monastery and Dharma Center) (under construction); 3) Mahabodhi Society Temple of India; 4) Nepal Theravada Buddha Vihar (under construction); 5) Cambodian Temple, Cambodia (under construction); 6) Myanmar Golden Temple, Myanmar; 7) International Gautami Nuns Temple, Nepal; 8) Sri Lankan Monastery, Sri Lanka and 9) Dhamma Janani Vipassana Center, Nepal.
14 Mahayana Buddhist monasteries and two meditation centres are in operation, while four monasteries are under construction in the West Monastic Zone. They are: 1) Ka-Nying Shedrup Monastery (Seto Gumba), Nepal (under construction); 2) Zarong Tgupten Mendol Dogna Chholing, Nepal (under construction); 3) Urgen Dorjee Chholing Buddhist Center, Singapore; 4) Nepal Vajrayana Maha Vihara, Nepal (under construction); 5) French Buddhist Association, France; 6) The Great Lotus Stupa (Tara Foundation), Germany; 7) Drigung Kagyud Meditation Center, Laddakh; 8) The World Linh Son Buddhist Congregation, France; 9) Japanese Monastery, Japan (under construction); 10) United Tungaram Buddhist Foundation, Nepal; 11) Thrangu Vajra Vidhya Buddhist Association, Canada; 12) Vietnam Phat Quoc Tu, Vietnam; 13) Geden International Monastery, Austria; 14) Chinese Monastery, China; 15) Dae Sung Shakya Temple, South Korea; 16) Drubgyud Chhoeling Monastery (Nepal Mahayana Temple); 17) Dharmodhaya Sabha Nepal (Swayambhu Mahavihara); 18) Karma Samtenling Monastery, Nepal; 19) Manang Samaj Stupa, Nepal; and 20) Pandirarama Lumbini International Meditation Center, Myanmar.
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00:01:29 1 Date
00:02:46 1.1 South and Southeast Asia and Mongolia
00:04:03 1.2 East Asia
00:05:01 1.2.1 Taiwan
00:05:21 1.2.2 Japan
00:06:10 2 Celebrations in each country
00:06:21 2.1 Asia
00:06:30 2.1.1 Bangladesh
00:07:47 2.1.2 Cambodia
00:08:16 2.1.3 China
00:09:01 2.1.4 India
00:12:18 2.1.5 Indonesia
00:12:44 2.1.6 Japan
00:14:06 2.1.7 Malaysia
00:14:39 2.1.8 Mongolia
00:15:20 2.1.9 Myanmar
00:15:50 2.1.10 Nepal
00:17:46 2.1.11 North Korea
00:18:36 2.1.12 Philippines
00:19:11 2.1.13 Singapore
00:19:41 2.1.14 South Korea
00:20:46 2.1.15 Sri Lanka
00:21:57 2.1.16 Taiwan
00:22:20 2.1.17 Thailand
00:22:44 2.1.18 Vietnam
00:23:28 2.2 Festivities outside Asia
00:23:39 2.2.1 Australia
00:25:40 2.2.2 Brazil
00:26:48 2.2.3 Canada
00:27:23 2.2.4 United States of America
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Buddha's birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. It is also celebrated in South and Southeast Asia as Vesak which also acknowledges the enlightenment and death of the Buddha. According to the Theravada Tripitaka scriptures (from Pali, meaning three baskets), Gautama was born c. 563/480 BCE in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal, and raised in the Shakya capital of Kapilvastu, in the present day Tilaurakot, Nepal. At the age of thirty five, he attained enlightenment (nirvana) underneath a Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya (modern day India). He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, India. At the age of eighty, he died at Kushinagar, India.The exact date of Buddha's birthday is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars. The date for the celebration of Buddha's birthday varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in April or May. In leap years it may be celebrated in June.
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Buddha's Birthday
00:01:03 1 Date
00:02:01 1.1 South and Southeast Asia and Mongolia
00:03:00 1.2 East Asia
00:03:44 1.2.1 Taiwan
00:04:01 1.2.2 Japan
00:04:38 2 Celebrations in each country
00:04:48 2.1 Asia
00:04:57 2.1.1 Bangladesh
00:05:55 2.1.2 Cambodia
00:06:18 2.1.3 China
00:06:52 2.1.4 India
00:09:17 2.1.5 Indonesia
00:09:38 2.1.6 Japan
00:10:39 2.1.7 Malaysia
00:11:06 2.1.8 Mongolia
00:11:38 2.1.9 Myanmar
00:12:01 2.1.10 Nepal
00:13:15 2.1.11 North Korea
00:13:53 2.1.12 Philippines
00:14:21 2.1.13 Singapore
00:14:44 2.1.14 South Korea
00:15:35 2.1.15 Sri Lanka
00:16:28 2.1.16 Taiwan
00:16:47 2.1.17 Thailand
00:17:06 2.1.18 Vietnam
00:17:40 2.2 Festivities outside Asia
00:17:49 2.2.1 Australia
00:19:20 2.2.2 Brazil
00:20:12 2.2.3 Canada
00:20:40 2.2.4 United States of America
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Buddha's birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. It is also celebrated in South and Southeast Asia as Vesak which also acknowledges the enlightenment and death of the Buddha. According to the Theravada Tripitaka scriptures (from Pali, meaning three baskets), Gautama was born in Lumbini in ancient India now in modern-day Nepal, in the year 563 B.C., according to the Nepalese Account, and raised in Kapilavastu. At the age of thirty five, he attained enlightenment (nirvana) underneath a Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya (modern day India). He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, India. At the age of eighty, he died at Kushinagar, India.The exact date of Buddha's birthday is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars. The date for the celebration of Buddha's birthday varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in April or May. In leap years it may be celebrated in June.
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Buddha's Birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. It is also celebrated in South and Southeast Asia as Vesak which also acknowledges the enlightenment and death of the Buddha. According to the Theravada Tripitaka scriptures (from Pali, meaning three baskets), Gautama was born in Lumbini in ancient India now in modern-day Nepal, in the year 563 B.C., according to the Nepalese Account, and raised in Kapilavastu. At the age of thirty five, he attained enlightenment (nirvana) underneath a Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya (modern day India). He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, India. At the age of eighty, he died at Kushinagar, India.The exact date of Buddha's Birthday is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars. The date for the celebration of Buddha's Birthday varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in April or May. In leap years it may be celebrated in June.