TSV BUDDHA JAYANTI 2024 – तमु समाज भिक्टोरिया बुद्ध जयन्ती
Date : Jun 9, 2024
Posted By : Admin
Event Description :
Buddha Jayanti 2024 AD (2568th Siddharth Gautam Buddha’s Birthday, he was born in Lumbini, a mid-sourthern part of Nepal) was celebrated by Tamu Samaj Victoria (Australia) community from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday 25 May 2024 at Quang Duc Buddhist Monastery (Vietnamese Community led), Fawkner. More than 250+ attendees young and old from Melbourne Metropolitan came together to mark the occasion.
The program was designed to cater various community needs – mindfulness, gathering, prayers, reflection, blessing, teaching, community, entertainment, sharing, etc. The afternoon activities were especially targeted to achieve a meaningful participation of kids and young adults, through coloring, speech competition, and mental health session.
Program Schedule
| Item | Time |
| Volunteers arrival and setup the venue | 8:30am to 10am |
| Welcome Lama and seating | 10:00 AM |
| MC to start official program (welcome, housekeeping, etc) | 10:10 am to 10:20 am |
| TSV President open the program officially and opening remarks | 10:20 am to 10:30 am |
| Lama Pooja, Buddha Talk, Meditation, Blessing – Lingrik Nyima Lama Rinpoche and Sange Lama Indra | 10:30am to 12pm |
| Vegetarian lunch catered by TSV Mothers team + KTM cottage | 12pm to 1pm |
| Other Activities | 1pm – 3pm |
| —->primary school coloring competition | |
| —->high school essay speech competition | |
| —->Gumba talk by Dr Mohan | |
| —->Mental Health talk by Dr Akriti | |
| Prize Distribution and President closing remarks to conclude the program | 3pm to 3:30pm |
| Volunteers clean and pack up. | 3:30pm to 4:30pm |
We were fortunate this year to have the presence of the venerable Lingrik Nyima Lama Rinpoche all the way from Nepal, which definitely made the experience extra special and memorable for everyone. Together with TSV community resident Sanga Lama Indra Bahadur Gurung, he led the attendees to immerse and reflect on the Buddhist wisdom and teachings.
After the vegetarian lunch prepared by TSV Mothers Team, a few regular activities took place – coloring for the young children, speech competition for teenagers, Mental health information session by Dr Akriti Shrestha, Faith and Monastery by Dr Mohan B Gurung.
Finally, the prize/souvenir/Dakshina distribution and concluding remarks with a thank you note from TSV President Tej Bahadur Gurung ended the official program. A very special thanks goes to the venue provider – Quang Duc Buddhist Monastery, venerable Master Tang, for their kindness and generosity.
The event coordinator duo TSV Mothers Team Lead Anita Gurung and Assistant Secretary Milan Gurung did a great job. A loud shout out to all the volunteers who worked together to really contribute to the success of the event, and continue to be a backbone of TSV community.
Lastly we would like to thank everyone for taking time to reflect together and become a better resilient community member. As always, please feel free to reach out to any executive member for a chit-chat.
Thank you
Tamu Samaj Victoria (Australia)