The 2024 Annual Three-Day Amitabha Buddha-Name Recitation Retreat at Than Hsiang Temple was held from May 30 to June 2 at the multi-purpose hall on the 5th floor. The schedule was as follows:

Thursday, May 30

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2024 Buddha Day
Than Hsiang Temple Taking Three Refuge and Five Precepts Ceremony

It was Buddha Day on 22nd May 2024 (full moon day of the 4th Lunar month). The Taking Three Refuge and Five Precepts Ceremony was held on the Main Shrine Hall on the sixth floor of Than Hsiang Temple. Venerable Zhen Ru conducted the ceremony for thirteen attendees of whom eight took refuge in the Triple Gem while the other five received the five precepts.

2014 Than Hsiang Temple Buddha Day Celebration

On Sunday 19th May 2024, at 9.30 am, the Buddha Bathing Ceremony was held at the Main Shrine Hall on the 6th floor of Than Hsiang Temple.

About three hundred devotees participated in the ceremony.

Than Hsiang Sunday Dharma School students and their parents arrived early in the morning. They were guided by their foster dharma parents to join the ceremony with the public and the volunteers.

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The Death Anniversary of Venerable Bo Yuan

Than Hsiang's Pu Men Pin Online Gong Xiu's Dharma Sharing（05/04/2024）

Teaching Assistant in International Buddhist College, Sister Chiew Suan Bee sharing “ Sutra of Medicine Buddha”

In the Buddhist tradition the first and primordial healer was Sakyamuni Buddha himself. His Teachings, wisdom and compassion was used to treat mental and physical ailments, not because of his medical abilities.

The Teaching of the Four Noble Truths is comparable to the diagnosis and cure：

Taking Three Refuge & Five Precepts Ceremony

To commemorate the Buddha's Parinirvana Day, Than Hsiang Temple conducted the Three Refuge taking and Five Precepts transmission ceremony at Da Bei Dian on 24th March, 2024 (Sunday) at 2pm.

Thirteen devotees took part in the ceremony.

Venerable Zhen Ru hosted the ceremony by giving a dhamma talk on the significance of taking refuge in the Three Jewels and receiving the Five Precepts.

The 32nd Than Hsiang Kindergarten Graduation and Prize Giving Day (year 2023)

Than Hsiang Kindergarten held the 32nd Graduation and Prize Giving Day on 24th February 2024. The 56 graduates came from all the Than Hsiang Kindergarten branches such as Than Hsiang main school, Sungai Ara and Farlim branches.

Than Hsiang's Pu Men Pin Online Gong Xiu Dharma Sharing (01/03/2024)

Former Principal of International Buddhist College, Brother Leong Kok Hing sharing " Angkor "

Angkor is located in Siem Reap in northern Cambodia.

Next to Siem Reap is Tonle Sap, Cambodia's largest freshwater lake and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.

Angkor was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1992.

Buddha’s name recitation on New Year’s Eve to welcome the Chinese New Year 2024

On New Year’s Eve, 9th February 2024, many devotees attended the “Out with the old, in with the new” Buddha’s name recitation service.

The Cleansing Ceremony for Chinese New Year Lamp-lighting started at 10pm at the Great Compassion Hall.

Than Hsiang Reunion Luncheon

Than Hsiang Temple held a Reunion Luncheon on Sunday 28 January 2024 at the multipurpose hall on the 5th floor.

Sister Siang Nee and Bro Tan Hui Sen were the master of ceremonies. More than 600 devotees were also present.

The event started at 10 a.m.