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<center class="gmail_quote"><span style="COLOR: pink"><font color="#660000" size="4">The Broward Lotus Sangha and Tu Vien Huong Hai<br>Are pleased to invite you to a<br>Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony (Vesak Celebration)<br>Sunday, May 30th, 2010<br>
>From 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.<br>Davie, FL</font></span></center></b>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="gmail_quote"><br><br>Join us for a delightful evening to celebrate Vesak—the day of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and paranirvana—with a Plum Village style Bathing The Baby Buddha Ceremony and traditional Vietnamese Lion Dance. The celebration will also include a Dharma Talk by Venerable Brother Thich Chan Huong Hue, followed by a chanting session, joyful singing, and a Vietnamese vegetarian dinner. The “bathing” refers to a ceremonial bathing of a statue of the baby Buddha in perfumed water, to remind people to keep a clean mind, free from all obstacles and to awaken and cultivate their True Nature. The Celebration will be conducted in English and Vietnamese. <br>
<br><b>This event is open to the public and offered on a donation basis in the Buddhist spirit of generosity and inclusiveness</b>. Thus, <u>your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the Temple and the monastic Sangha is gratefully accepted and encouraged</u>. Your kind donation helps support the activities of the Four-fold Sangha (e.g., defray the costs associated with maintaining the meditation hall, offering activities, beverages and meals) and is greatly appreciated. <br>
<br>What: Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony -- VESAK CELEBRATION <br><br>When: Sunday, May 30, 2010 6:30 PM<br><br>Where: <br>Vietnamese Buddhist Temple<br>2321 SW 127 Avenue <br>Davie, FL 33324<br><br><b>Directions to Vesak Ceremony</b>: <br>
Tu Vien Huong Hai is located just West of Flamingo Road at 2321 SW 127 Ave., Davie FL 33325. Take I-595 to Flamingo Road Exit. Go South to 20th Street. Make a Right on 20th Street. Go to the end of the street. Make a Left at the Stop Sign onto dirt road (127 Ave). The Temple will be on your Right (West side of the road). Proceed to parking lot.<br>
<br>Learn more and RSVP here: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/calendar/13558504/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/calendar/13558504/</a><br><br><br><b>COME CELEBRATE VESAK WITH US!</b><br>
<br>A Lotus Flower For You, <br><br>Broward Lotus Sangha<br><span style="COLOR: skyblue"><b><a href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/" target="_blank">www.BrowardLotusSangha.org</a></b></span><br>In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh</div>
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