Friday, May 23, 2008

Wesak Day (Part 1) - Buddhist Maha Vihara

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Wesak Day (Vesak Day) is celebrated as the birthdate, as well as to commemorate Him reaching Enlightenment and His death.

Franky say, I had never celebrated Wesak Day, at least that's what I remember.
So this year, I ask people around for the best place/temple to shoot photos. Since most of them were suggesting about Brickfield, so I decided to go there this year.

I am glad that I could finally had an outing with Ah Lick, a best friend of mine who works now as a fulltime photographer.
Wesak Day @ Brickfield

We reach the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Brickfields around 10pm. The temple is very crowded, you get to see all sort of people, black white yellow brown coming to this place to celebrate Wesak.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
The road leading to the temple. There were stalls selling flowers, books, and some donation booths. You can see there were many beggars along the road too.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
The main gate known as the Sanchi Gate. We walked in and started taking photos around.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
They kept refill the oil lamps to make sure that the flames do not go out.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Volunteers for the blood donation.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Children art competition.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Devotees from different races.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
The Bodhi Tree, the same species which Gautama Buddha meditated under and achieved Enlightenment.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Lotus fountain used as a wishing well.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
Throwing coins into the well wishing for good lucks.

Wesak Day @ Brickfield

Wesak Day @ Brickfield
A kid was donating money to the beggars.


We left the place around 1pm. It wasn't like what I expected, I realized there actually has not much of interesting things to shoot. I ended up shooting hundreds of pictures but there aren't many that I really satisfied.

After had our lunch at A&W, I decided to visit another temple, the Wat Chetawan, which is a Thai temple to hunt for more interesting shots. I will share the photos here after this.

11 comments:

  1. D1~ rich color and great story! enjoy reading and seeing the pics! kel ven punya dslr looks very big.. haha.. hope have chance to shoot with him also... next time ajak him along~

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  2. wow!the brickfield's is huge! and crowded! and also more activities, ah dick you really good on photography!you do more shots in Wat Chetawan? should call us, while we're just around there...

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  3. Thanks violet!

    Kelvin, his D300 is attached with the battery grip, that's why so big.

    Jeep, thanks! The place isn't as wide as Wat Chetawan. I didn't plan to go Chetawan, plus when I went there it was already around 3pm, you guys already went off mah...

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  4. Nice pics.
    Can see you have a matured skill in photographing!

    Best way to desribe your photo:
    "一图尽述千万语"

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  5. i love the one ah pek helping to remove the joss sticks pictures.. got lots of smokes~!!! Hehe..
    D1, faster post part 2 liao ler...

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  6. Thanks chtan, what 一图尽述千万语 lah! You're too kua cheong already!

    Thanks Hooi thanks Eva! :)

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  7. VEN. ASHIN INDAKA (MYANMAR MONK) TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
    Ven. Dr. Ashin Indaka (Myanmar Buddhist Monk) or who is cheated devotee money about who want to become a monk; it is needed to pay RM400 per person. Each year more than 100 people become monks on Chinese New Year (Rm400 X 100people=Rm40, 000.00), then he spends 5 years in Malaysia (Rm40000.00 x 6 years=Rm240000.00) and total another income (donation) about Million MR (Malaysia Ringgit). This is news by MEMBERS OF SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE (No: 19 Jalan 38 Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

    VEN. ASHIN INDAKA (SAMI MYANMAR) UNTUK MENJADI JUTAWAN
    Ven. Dr Ashin Indaka (Sami Buddha dari Myanmar) atau yang adalah hamba ditipu tentang wang yang mahu menjadi sami, ia diperlukan untuk membayar RM400 setiap orang. Setiap tahun lebih daripada 100 orang menjadi sami di Tahun Baru Cina (RM400 X 100people = RM40, 000.00), maka beliau menghabiskan 5 tahun di Malaysia (Rm40000.00 x 6 tahun = Rm240000.00) dan jumlah pendapatan lain (derma) tentang Juta MR (Ringgit Malaysia). Ini adalah berita oleh AHLI SAMNAK SAMBODHI TOKONG BUDDHA (No: 19 Jalan 38 Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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  9. 敬爱的马来亚佛总理事先生Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia佛寺理事先生以及佛教信徒.

    自从Yip Kum Fook (MCA Gombak Chairman)当任主席, 有预谋的迫走本地和尚(吉兰丹), 而遠聘缅甸和尚, 当任主持之后Samnak Sambodhi Thai Buddhist Temple No: 19 Jalan 38 Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia(暹廟)就一直发生种种的是是非非, 以引起方民間議論纷纷.

    其因是Yip Kum Fook (MCA Gombak Chairman)所领导的理事会, 勾结外耒的缅甸和尚, 以啇業経营, 不依佛法的精神办事, 只借宗教之名捞取权和私利所引起………. 最近又自行一套商业手法, 规定任和人, 若想出家当和尚修道者, 必先供给RM400大元, 否则免谈. 這种啇業手法, 已引起广大的信徒愤怒而不满.

    Samnak Sambodhi Thai Buddhist Temple (暹廟)是佛总之联会, 而身佛堂之主席Yip Kum Fook (MCA Gombak Chairman)不以佛陀的教誨, 修心養性, 却反其道而行, 接着权势, 无悪不做, 三妻四妾, 骗财骗色, 破坏別人的家庭.....现在他的排聞满天飞, 不但给佛寺帶耒不好的名声, 也間接的耻辱佛教信仰者.

    所从我们祈望马来亚佛总与Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia理事同仁, 给以关注, 共創義举, 维护佛法

    此致, 并
    祝安康, 工作愉快.

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