BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY in Hong Kong | EATING BUDDHIST VEGETARIAN at Yuen Yuen Institute, Tsuen Wan
Published 2022-05-07
HOW DO WE CELEBRATE BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY IN HONG KONG?
Buddha's Birthday is on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month on the Lunar Calendar so it's typically in April or May. It's a public holiday in Hong Kong and several of the biggest Buddhist temples will have festivities to celebrate Buddha's Birthday! Please look to their individual websites to see details on their Buddha's Birthday Celebrations.
1) Po Lin Monastery where the Big Buddha is located in Lantau Island
2) Chi Lin Nunnery at Diamond Hill
3) Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin
There are 4 main things we do to celebrate Buddha's Birthday 1) Eat a vegetarian meal 2) Lighting of the Lanterns 3) Bathing of the Buddha Ceremony and 4) Visiting the temple. Details in the video!
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Yuen Yuen Institute in Tsuen Wan is one of the temples in Hong Kong that worships 1) Confucian, 2) Taoism and 3) Buddhist all at the same time. They are also very famous if you're looking to "pray to your Guardian God of the year" also known as Tai Sui, and there are 60 Tai Sui bods. Yuen Yuen Institute has a huge vegetarian restaurant that serves up a Buddhist vegetarian meal, which they are very famous for. For this occasion, we went with the set menu that included, sweet and sour "pork", taro "fish", veggie stir fry, and the vegetarian "goose" accompanied by rice, congee and arrowhead and bean soup. www.yuenyuen.org.hk/
Chapters:
0:00 | start
0:59 | Yuen Yuen Institute Info
1:48 | Buddha's Birthday - Who is Buddha
1:58 | When is Buddha's Birthday
2:36 | How do we celebrate Buddha's Birthday in Hong Kong
2:47 | Lighting of the Lanterns
2:57 | Bathing of the Buddha's Ceremony
3:30 | What do we eat to celebrate Buddha's Birthday?
5:05 | Eating a Buddhist Vegetarian Meal! - SOUP
6:00 | TARO FISH
7:20 | MOCK GOOSE
8:12 | SWEET AND SOUR PORK
9:24 | BUDDHA'S DELIGHT
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All Comments (11)
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Are you liking our HOLIDAYS and FESTIVALS in Hong Kong series? Here's the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_NB5OfOute7Quh550vFWs_…
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The detail of your vlogs is incredible. Who else does a vlog on Buddha’s birthday with a guest that looks like Buddha. Very impressive Virginia. Keep up the great work. Always learn a lot from your videos.
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Happy vesak or Buddha's birthday.
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Happy Mother's Day to all Mums out there.
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Hi Virginia, I just had salmon jook/congee for dinner and now, after watching you eat such beautiful dishes, I'm hungry again! I hope all is well with you and your loved ones.
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Thanks for the explanations of the various vegetarian dishes!
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Those are some beautiful temples. I want to visit Hong Kong again soon. I love all you're videos Virginia. Also the editing of the video is nice as well. Have Hong Kong borders open up yet?
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I love zaai
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Hey!! Informative and fun presentation! Unique and somewhat different from my local Buddhist cuisine but similar guide lines..no meat in general. Another thing that I haven’t thought about..vegan HK Buddhist Temple food! Thanks for the experience!
