The Klintiendharma Foundation in Thailand and Than Hsiang Foundation in Malaysia is reaching out to help flood victims in various parts of Thailand and Northern Malaysia as well as tsunami and volcano victims of Indonesia

Buddhism and the Path

For those interested, please submit the following documents before 17/12/2010 ：
• Photocopies of couple’s I/C (2 sets)
• Photocopies of couple’s birth certificates (2 sets)

The Mid-Autumn Festival, sometimes referred to as Mooncake Festival or Lantern Festival is one of the few most important festivals among the Chinese. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching where mooncakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on the occasion. Mooncakes are offered between among friends and relatives while celebrating the festival.

To Mahayana Buddhists, the seventh lunar month is a month of joy. This is because the fifteenth day of the seventh month is often known as the Buddha's joyful day and the day of rejoice for monks. The origins of the Buddha's joyful day can be found in various scriptures. When the Buddha was alive, his disciples meditated in the forests of India during the rainy season of summer. Three months later, on the fifteen day of the seventh month, they would emerge from the forests to celebrate the completion of their meditation and report their progress to the Buddha.