Light Transference Ceremony - Vesak Day 2024 - Kong Meng San Monastery, Singapore 🇸🇬 [4K]

Come join me at Kong Meng San Monastery (“Bright Hill Monastety”) and see the Light Transference Ceremony, as part of the celebration for Vesak Day 2024.
Recorded on 18 May 2024
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00:00 Video Highlights
00:15 Kong Meng San Monastery Entrance
00:56 Directional signs
01:27 Devotees queuing up
04:45 Table of lotus candles
05:18 Relax
05:53 Preparing aspirations / wishes card
07:13 Preparing food and water
07:47 MC explaining details of the activity
09:16 Start of event
09:48 Donation boxes
10:13 Distributing lotus candles
11:19 Distributing aspirations card
11:45 Writing down wishes and aspirations
14:17 Walking to next location
18:18 Distributing booklet of prayer verses
19:01 Golden lotuses
21:10 Hall of Great Compassion
23:11 Monks arriving
25:31 Monk gives opening address
26:30 I’m not sure what this part is
28:21 Hall of Great Strength
29:27 Return to Hall of Great Compassion
34:06 Abbot begins chanting
36:14 Prepare for procession
38:11 Procession starts
54:13 Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas
56:35 Hall of Amrita Precepts
57:20 Meditation Hall / Statue of Guanyin
58:40 Bodhi tree
01:08:17 Return to Hall of Great Compassion
01:09:51 End of Light Transference ceremony
01:11:14 Walking to Hall of Great Strength
01:13:00 Receiving blessings
01:13:27 Depositing Aspirations card
01:14:11 Walk to canteen
01:16:08 Vegetarian noodles, bread and water
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[@lifejourney08]

I have full respect for Bright Hiil temple, they don't put a price tag on the candle lighting, as all people rich or poor will want to light a candle for Buddha on this day! But some choose to commercialize it. It should be up to the individual to donate, just like the story Buddha told about the poor old lady who cut her hair in exchange for some oil during Buddha's time. In the end, the sincerity of the little candlelight from this lady glowed brightest while many others flickered and extinguished.

[@VicariousWalker]

I understand what you mean. Thanks for watching!

[@wongsiewlan3793]

Profound Thanks for sharing this memorial Vesak Day. 🙏🏻

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for watching!

[@wongsiewlan3793]

Its so 👍beautiful and spiritual
inspiring ! I owe so much to Kong Meng Shan for my Buddhist practice and up t o this day, I never miss visiting
this monastery and express my respect and gratitude whenever possible! Thank you
and bless all specially 住持方丈廣聲師父！May Buddhda be with you always. 正法久住, 續佛慧命❤🙏🏻❤💞🎉💞🙏🏻👍💞

[@VicariousWalker]

Thank you for your comments

[@perlazywicz4684]

Congratulations !!! ☸️ 🇸🇬
Happy Vesak Everyone 2024 🌺

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@TheIndianAmbience]

Thank you so much for the share

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@unepoigneedefeuilles]

Merci beaucoup depuis la France . Happy Vesak 🙂🙏🙏🧡🧡🧡🙏🙏🙂

[@VicariousWalker]

Merci beaucoup, thank you for watching

[@Factory-qq2wk]

Vesak Day is considered the most sacred day for Buddhists around the world and is called “Hanamatsuri” in Japan.
Your video footage politely and meticulously captures this important ceremony from daytime to nighttime.☝️✨
00:15 Kong Meng San Monastery Entrance 00:56 Directinal signs 01:27 Devotees queuing up The line of believers continues, and the directional signs are helpful, aren’t they?! 04:45 Table of lotus candles 05:53 Preparing aspirations / wishes card 07:13 Preparing food and water 07:47 MC explaining details of the activity The video camera captures the preparations necessary for today’s activities!
09:16 Start of event 09:48 Donation boxes 10:13 Distributing lotus candles 11:19 Distributing aspirations card 11:45 Writing down wishes and aspirations It seems they set up donation boxes and write their wishes and hopes on aspiration cards.
14:17 Walking to next location 18:18 Distributing booklet of prayer verses 19:01 Golden lotuses Walking to the next location, prayer booklets are handed out, and people pass under the Golden lotuses, which have a solemn beauty.🌟
21:10 Hall of Great Compassion 23:11 Monks arriving 25:31 Monk gives opening address 26:30 I’m not sure what this part is Monks visit, deliver speeches, and appear to be carrying important items for the ceremony. What did they offer to Buddha…?!
28:21 Hall of Great Strength 29:27 Return to Hall of Great Compassion 34:06 Abbot begins chanting The sutras chanted here are considered important words! 38:11 Procession starts 54:13 Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas Amidst the view of a thousand Buddhas, the long procession of monks walking was a magnificent sight. 56:35 Hall of Amrita Precepts 57:20 Meditation Hall / Statue of Guanyin 58:40 Bodhi tree They walked around the Amrita Precepts Hall and arrived at the meditation hall with the statue of Kannon. Pocket 2 is vividly shooting the colorful bodhi trees.
01:08:17 Return to Hall of Great Compassion 01:09:51 End of Light Transference ceremony 01:11:14 Walking to Hall of Great Strength The monks return to the Hall of Great Compassion, and people move forward! 01:13:00 Receiving blessings It’s an important ceremony for receiving blessings. 01:16:08 Vegetarian noodles, bread and water We heard that on this day, people do not eat meat fish, but instead eat vegetarian dishes and other types of shojin ryori (Buddhist cuisine).
We were able to watch the process of the ceremony, and it was a very interesting video. Thank you for your efforts over such a long period!
Yosh and Iku

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for sharing the Japanese side of Buddhism customs. From a historical perspective, I find it fascinating that Buddhism originated from India and spread towards East and Southeast Asia, resulting in many localised customs.
Thank you Yosh and Iku for your kind support as always!

[@AmbientWalking]

I want to spend all day looking at all your videos and immersing myself in this fantasy world! So wonderful!

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for your support Rainwalker

[@carat_teamot9_igot7ahgase_30]

Would definitely be there next year on vesak eve 阿弥陀佛

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@dongazaragazara800]

Singapore is a blessed nation who strived hard .. the umbrella is covering modern and necessary dynamisms, values and eternal hard work. Like south korea now, follow. Why European and North America is searching as critically and freely to first understand and test … then like ever more in India , its origin nation….Singapore is land of Metta , tolerance of others from outside …. The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha …the triple Gem …may the nations and its people have peace

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@wongsiewlan3793]

May we see the same Vesak coverage celebration for the years to come. Thank you ❤

[@VicariousWalker]

I hope to cover more of Vesak Day activities next year, thanks for your support

[@gamesgonenuts]

it was amazing to see this smashed the like

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@rosepohchoocheah2694]

Happy Vesak Day 🙏🙏🙏 2567 Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo No Fo 🙏🙏🙏💐🌺🍀🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🌹🌹🌹🏠

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@boonkeng4079]

Thanks for your effort in sharing,🙏🙏🙏

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@bridgethow3897]

Thank You for sharing...

[@VicariousWalker]

Glad that you enjoyed it!

[@ASimpleVideoSG]

Nice coverage of the monastery ceremony at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, nice of you to stay till so late...you deserved the nice blessing meal at the end...

[@VicariousWalker]

This is my first time go back to see this monastery since 30+ years ago.
Thanks for joining me on this walk bro

[@redstar19]

Nice editing, sub to your channel.

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for your support!

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

I learnt the method of Buddhist Psychology, Buddhist Meditation, and Buddhist Philosophy in 1980 at a Buddhist Temple in London UK. I still use it to this day. I find it invaluable.
I am not Asian, I'm ethnic English. But increasingly Buddhism is becoming widely used in the UK.
Enjoy Wesak Day everyone.

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@applelok8075]

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[@yewsengang4470]

Amitabah 🙏🙏🙏

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@SGAndyAng]

Amitabah.

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for your support bro

[@llchan5044]

Thanks

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for your strong support!

[@ayonbarua1704]

Love from Bangladesh 🙏

[@VicariousWalker]

Thanks for joining me on this walk!

[@rosepohchoocheah2694]

Happy Vesak day. 22-5-2024 Buddhist year. 2567 🙏🙏🙏

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@choonhockong8215]

Buddha's blessing for world peace, happiness to planet Earth.

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@Jacky63]

I missed the event this year as I forgot about it. 😢

[@VicariousWalker]

Don’t worry my friend, put it in next year’s calendar for reminder

[@kantsagurung175]

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[@hamiltonastan]

such an interesting ceremony! may i know what the light transference ceremony is all about?

[@VicariousWalker]

The candle light is a symbol of Buddha's wisdom.
The "transferring" of the first candle light to the rest of the devotees signifies the spreading of Buddha's wisdom.
The walk around the temple in the dark symbolises the protection of one's spiritual well-being, by preventing the candle light from going out.

[@oppobedok3254]

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[@madeshwarandr2998]

Respect from land of Buddha to all

[@VicariousWalker]

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[@atmbangkokpattayatravelgro4801]

where

[@VicariousWalker]

This was at Kong Meng San Monastery

[@oppobedok3254]

Merlion mighty 🙂 Peter 60 saya

[@dikaferbian]

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[@VicariousWalker]

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