善光精舍 Shan Guang Jing She

恭逢教主本师释迦牟佛诞生人间2555年 Commemorating the Birth of Lord Buddha in the Buddhist Calender 2555 善光精舍恭祝各界，卫塞吉祥，福智具足！ Shan Guang Jing She Wishes all a Happy Vesak Day

Buddhist music and it's developemment 佛教梵唄的流傳與發展 Buddhist style music 梵唄 recognizes its origin in India from 1500 to 2000 B.C.E. It came from the Sama Veda1 of the Rg-veda2 sacred texts, thus providing the roots of Sabdavidya3 and fan-bei. Fan-bei literally means heavenly with harmony and is sung in praise of the Buddha's moral integrity. Such music is characterized by five basic traits, namely uprightness, elegance, clarity, heart warming and easily understood. It is with these profound implications in mind that Lord Sakyamuni Buddha 釋迦牟尼佛 commended this music for its artistic and appealing nature. In the Avatamsaka-sutra 華嚴經 , it mentions that Buddhist music is also a means of promoting the Dharma. The Lord Buddha once made use of poetic chants and gathas to teach about Bhutatathata and the universal truth of human life. This was a means of easy comprehension so his disciples could memorize and recite them. Bhiksu Patha was among the best contemporary singers during the Bu...

虔誠獻香花，智慧燈紅焰交加，凈瓶楊柳灑堪誇，橄欖共批把。蒙山雀舌茶奉獻，酥酡

舞狮 Lion Dance

午供 Mid Day Offering Ritual

浴佛偈教唱 Hymn of Bathing the Buddha

传统中华佛事闹厅演奏 Traditional Chinese Ritualistic Buddhist Nao Ting Music

本师圣号 Recitation of Original Teacher

普門品偈 - 花鼓梵唄 Universal Door Chapter verse drum flourishes)

Buddhist music and it's developemment 佛教梵唄的流傳與發展

Flowering offering verse 願此香花遍十方

獻供贊 Offerings Praise