London Fo Guang Shan Temple will be holding a Chinese New Year Celebration on the 13th February 2010 (Saturday). The activities for the festive season include New Year’s Eve Dinner, Service to Bid Farewell to the Past Year, Light Offering, Morning Chanting, Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service, Offerings to the Buddha and Celestial Beings, and the Great Compassion Repentance Service.
Thus, Imperial College Buddhist Society will be organising a trip to the temple to join in the celebrations. We will be meeting at Oxford Circus Station on the 13th February 2010 (Saturday) at 10:30 P.M. before making our way to London Fo Guang Shan Temple. The details of our trip are as follows:
| Date | 13th February 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:30 P.M. |
| Venue | London Fo Guang Shan Temple Map |
| Meeting Place | Oxford Circus Tube Station |
Other than that, London Fo Guang Shan Temple will be organising events for the whole week from 13th February 2010 until 28th February 2010. The full schedule for all of the event’s are as follows:
13th February 2010 – Saturday
| Time | Event |
| 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | New Year’s Eve Dinner (Food Fair) |
| 9:00 PM | Service to Bid Farewell to the Past Year |
14th February 2010 – Sunday
| Time | Event |
| 12:00 AM – 3:00AM | Morning Chanting & The First Offering of Incense |
| 11:00 AM | Grand Offering to the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service |
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service |
15th February 2010 – Monday
| Time | Event |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service |
20th February 2010 – Saturday to 21st February 2010 – Sunday
| Time | Event |
| 20th February 10:30 PM to 21st February 1:00 AM | Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service |
28th February 2010 – Sunday
| Time | Event |
| 10:00 AM | The Great Compassion Repentance Service & First Full Moon Service of the New Lunar Year 2010 |
Please feel free to participate in these events if you are interested. For any enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact Xiao Ting at xiao.ang08@imperial.ac.uk .