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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">Tu Vien Huong Hai </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">Are pleased to invite you to a </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony (Vesak Celebration) </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">Sunday, May 22, 2011 </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">From 5:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 204);"><strong><font color="#990000" size="4">Davie, FL</font></strong></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
</div><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">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 <strong>Dharma Talk by Venerable Brother Thich Tinh Dieu </strong>from <strong>Kim Son Monastery </strong>in California, followed by a chanting session, joyful singing, and a Vietnamese vegetarian dinner.</p>
<p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">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 Vietnamese with English translation.</p>
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<strong>This event is open to the public and offered on a donation basis in the Buddhist spirit of generosity and inclusiveness</strong>. Thus, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">your generosity in providing a donation or Dana for the Temple and the monastic Sangha is gratefully accepted and encouraged</span>. 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.</div>
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</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>Directions to Vesak Ceremony</strong>: 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).</div>
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</div><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">For more details, see the full listing:<br><a href="http://www.meetup.com/LotusSangha/events/18253621/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/LotusSangha/events/18253621/</a></p>
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</div><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>COME CELEBRATE VESAK WITH US! </strong></p><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">
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<strong>In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh </strong></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">
</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For more details, see the full listing:<br><a href="http://www.meetup.com/LotusSangha/events/18253621/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/LotusSangha/events/18253621/</a></div>
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</div><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>When</strong>: Sunday, May 22, 2011 5:30 PM</p><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
<strong>Where</strong>: Vietnamese Buddhist Temple<br>2321 SW 127 Avenue <br>Davie, FL 33324</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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