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166 - The Ceremony of Wesak: Celebrating and Expressing Gratitude for Our Teachers
166 - The Ceremony of Wesak: Celebrating and Expressing Gratitude for Our Teachers
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30 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The annual Buddhist festival of Wesak celebrates the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha. The ceremony takes inspiration from the Buddha's mythological birth story, and I describe a version of the ceremony and share some chanting from it. Then I discuss the way Wesak helps awaken our gratitude for the Dharma, for teachers, and for all of those beings who have made our lives possible.
Released:
Apr 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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