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The Ceremony of Wesak: Celebrating and Expressing Gratitude for Our Teachers
Episode 166
Published 5 years, 4 months ago
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.