BUBS will be organizing the following Wesak programmes in UBV for this 21 - 22 May 2024, Wesak Eve and Wesak Day respectively. *

Wesak Eve
21 May 2023 (Tue)

7.30 pm - 12.15 midnight

WESAK Puja and Chanting

  • 7.30 pm: Arrival of devotees

  • 8.00 pm:

    • Offerings of flowers and Lighting of candle lamps by EXCO

    • Puja chanting

    • Commencement of Wesak Eve Celebration

  • 8.20 pm: Meditation

  • 8.30pm: Dhamma Talk by Monastic

  • 9.00 pm: Reading of Visakha Puja

  • 9.15 pm: Candle lit Circumambulation

  • 9.45 pm: Intermission

  • 10.15 pm: Iti Pi So Chanting x 108

  • 12.15 am: Happy Wesak and Close

Wesak Day
22 May 2023 (Wed)

8 am - 5 pm

MEAL DANA FOR MONASTICS

  • 8.00 am: Arrival of Devotees and Receiving of Dana Food

  • 9.00 am: Meal Dana for Monastics and Anumodana @ Sangha Dana Room

WESAK LAUNCHING CEREMONY

  • 9.10 am: Arrival of Invited Guests

  • 9.20 am: Singing of Negaraku & BUBS Anthem

  • 9.30 am:

    • Speeches

    • Launch of Wesak Celebration

    • Performance by Dhamma School Children

    • BuddySings! Performance

  • 10.20 am: Paritta Chanting for Blessings and Protection Led by Monastic from the Forest Tradition

  • 10.50 am: End of Launching Ceremony

BLESSINGS FOR PUBLIC

  • 11.30 am to 2.30 pm: Blessing Service by Monastics at the Buddhacetiya Hall

FREE VEGETARIAN FOOD AND CHARITY SALE

  • 10 am - 2 pm: Free Vegetarian Lunch at Lower Ground Floor

  • 10 am - 12 pm: Games & Charity Sales by Dhamma School TeenQuest Students

Blood Donation Drive

  • Bhavana Hall, 1st Floor

HEALTH TALK AND EXHIBITION

  • 10 am - 3 pm: Exhibition & Organ pledge donation at the Bhavana Hall, 1st Floor

  • 1 pm to 2 pm: Health Talk at the Library, Lower Ground Floor

DHAMMA TALK

  • 3 pm to 4 pm: Dhamma Talk in Buddhacetiya Hall

WESAK OFFERINGS

  • 8 am - 5 pm:

    • Offering Lights and Flowers

    • Bathing the Buddharupa

  • 5.00 am: Wesak Day event ends

* May subject to changes

Candle Light and Flower Contribution

Wesak Day commemorates three important events in the life of the Buddha: his birth as Prince Siddhartha, his Enlightenment and his passing away at the age of eighty.

Let us continue to make an offering of lights and flowers on this auspicious day for our well-being and happiness.

Light represents wisdom. The Offering of Light symbolizes wisdom and an offering to dispel the ignorance of our minds, burning away our mental afflictions of desire, anger, greed, jealousy, pride as well as negative energy.

Flowers represent impermanence as the fragrance and beauty of these flowers eventually become scentless and withered. Offering flowers serves as a reminder to contemplate the impermanence of all conditioned things.

To commemorate all your offerings and to upkeep the tradition, we arrange a single offering of light and flowers at the Buddhacetiya Hall in Uttama Bodhi Vihara.

If you are not able to physically visit the Vihara on Wesak Day to make the offerings personally, we can make the offerings of candle light and to contribute to the flowers for the altar on your behalf by clicking the button “WESAK OFFERING” and filling in the Wesak Offering form with your payment.

Please state the name of the donor or the name of IMO (In Memory Of) and a message.

Payment for Offering is available through bank transfer and Touch 'n Go eWallet.

If you have any inquiries please email us at office@bubs.my

Donations can also be made to Bandar Utama Buddhist Society online:

Offering service is one of the Ten Meritorious Deeds (Dasa Kusala Kamma). It is a wonderful opportunity to support your practice, generating merits for yourself and be of benefit to others.

We wish to invite and extend to you an opportunity to volunteer in various activities towards preparing and help during the Wesak Day Celebration this year. Please write your names and contact at the dedicated notice board at the lobby, or fill in your contact in the online form.

 One of the activities on Wesak Day is the Blood Donation and Organ Donation Pledge.

The said event will be held at Bhavana Hall from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

We encourage all who are eligible to participate in this meritorious deed.

Who Can/Can't Donate

Please note that this information is subject to change. The final eligibility determination rests with the screening staff at the donor clinic. 

You CAN donate if..

  • you are between the age group of 18-60 years.

  • your weight is 45 kgs or more.

  • your haemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.

  • your last blood donation was at least 90 days earlier.

  • you are healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible diseases in the recent past.
    you should have had something to eat and adequate sleep. 

If you meet the conditions above, congratulations !!!.   You are a potential donor!!

  • cold / fever in the past 1 week.

  • under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.

  • cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, diabetes (on insulin therapy), history of cancer, chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies, venereal disease etc.

  • major surgery in the last 6 months.

  • vaccination in the last 24 hours.

  • taken alcoholic beverages in the last 24 hours.

  • had fainting attacks during the last donation.

  • have regularly received treatment with blood products.

  • shared a needle to inject drugs/ have a history of drug addiction.

  • had sexual relations with different partners or with a high-risk individual.

  • been tested positive for antibodies to HIV.

  • had a tattoo, semi-permanent makeup or any cosmetic treatments that involved skin piercing in the last 6 months.

  • had dental treatment (extractions, fillings, cleaning, restoration)
        * For cleaning or filling: until the day after treatment
        * For extraction, root canal or dental surgery:  72 hours provided there is full recovery 

Females CAN'T donate if they have any of these conditions:

  • they are pregnant

  • had a miscarriage in the last 6 months or have been pregnant/lactating in the last one year.

  • they can donate after 6 weeks following a normal delivery and when they are not breastfeeding.

  • they are having heavy menstrual flow or menstrual cramps. 

Location

 

Bandar Utama Buddhist Society

Uttama Bodhi Vihara

No. 3, Jalan BU 3/1, Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: +603-77106010 / 77106013
Fax: +603-77106012
Email: office@bubs.my