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法会开始，唱赞。
Chanting during the prayer session.
YBAM Puzhao Vihara held ‘Disaster Elimination and
Transcendence Recitation Dharma Assembly’ from 8
January till 9 January 2022, from 9 am till 5 pm on
both days.

The organising committee invited Venerable Ru Ding
as the host for the ceremony, together with Venerable
Ji Zhong, Venerable Jing Xuan, Venerable Ji Shu as
the karma-damacronna, , leading the participants
to of bow to Vajracchedikā-Sutra and Ksitigarbha
Bodhisattva Sutra.

There were disaster elimination memorial tablets 法会即将结束，义工们把牌位拆下准备火化。
and transcendence tablets in ‘Disaster Elimination As the ceremony drew to a close, volunteers took down the tablets in
and Transcendence Recitation Dharma Assembly’. preparation for cremation.
With the chanting and prayers of both sutras, merits accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures
from the prayers were sent to all the deceased, for (SOP) set by the government. Only 40 participants
them to be able to be reborn in a better place and were allowed to join the event. All the participants
closer to Dharma. While the calmness of chanting were required to check body temperature and wear
brought to the participants strong faith, sharing all proper a face-mask.
merits to all beings.
Live broadcast on Facebook enabled participants
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organising who could not join physically at the venue to also
committee conducted the Dharma assembly in participate in the session.

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