Events
Mobile Buddha Bathing Event
Sat, May 10
|San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Do you have home-bound loved ones who are unable to attend the Buddha bathing ceremony at temple? Allow SFYAD to bring this joyful ceremony to you or your loved one's home for Buddha's birthday! We will be going all around the Bay Area to bring our mobile Buddha bathing altar to your home~
Time & Location
May 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
About the event
Since ancient times, Buddhists all over the world celebrate Buddha’s birthday by using fragrant water to bathe the image of the infant Buddha.
There is great significance in the act as the fragrant water is poured over the statue of the infant Buddha three times:
Sprinkle water on the right shoulder of the Buddha and vow silently: I vow to stop doing evil deeds (i.e. do good deeds).
Sprinkle water on the left shoulder of the Buddha and vow silently: I vow to cultivate good deeds (i.e. speak good words).
Sprinkle water on the right shoulder of the Buddha again and vow silently: I vow to liberate all sentient beings (i.e. think good thoughts).