Newsletter - Feb 2024
Dear Buddhist Town Members and Friends, We wish you a happy and prosperous Year of the Dragon!
Holy Heavenly Lake Cup Wiser Tournament and the “Buddhist Culture Exchange Convention”
Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town’s 2024 annual gathering is scheduled to be held on June 17th (Monday). It will be a one-day event. With many people urging us to hold a Wiser tournament again this year, we decided to hold the tournament, as well as a gathering for a “Buddhist Culture Exchange Convention” to exchanging ideas and collaboration, and present an update on the development of Buddhist Town. Of course, we will also pray for world peace and release lotus water lanterns!
The Wiser Tournament will once again feature 12 teams, with the goal of promoting friendship, fostering camaraderie, and enhancing physical fitness.
The convention activities will focus on promoting exchanges and encouraging future collaboration among groups around the world. Various ideas have been proposed, such as: develop exchange activities for the Global Buddhist Youth Alliance, create online Buddhist learning materials for children, create original Buddhist cultural products and e-commerce, create Buddhist story cartoons, conduct Buddhist-themed lantern designs, organize global book donation events, conduct international performing arts exchanges, promote vegetarian culture, create Buddhist art jewelry design, and more.
We are planning 5-6 panel discussion sessions throughout the day, each lasting 45 minutes, where all participants can join the discussions and exchange ideas freely. We will be openly soliciting panel discussion topics and organizers so as to provide a platform for more people. Detailed planning and a preliminary program will be announced by the end of March. You are welcome to register to hold a panel discussion session, or to share ideas and experiences with a display booth, or take part in the charity sales booths. We hope this will promote collaboration in all aspects of Buddhist cultures and ideas, building toward a wide spectrum of Buddhist cultures as a window for more people to be exposed to the true Dharma that brings prosperity and wisdom for everyone. This will be the first "Buddhist Culture Exchange Convention" held in Buddhist Town, and will be built into an annual activity for more people to join and enjoy!
Spring Event - 3/24/2024
The Spring Event will take place on March 24th. We will be working outdoors around the lake from 9 to 11 a.m. After the lunch break, James will lead a sound DJ workshop for more of us to learn about operating a sound system for future events. Everyone is welcome to join!
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