3052^nd Buddha Bathing and Summer Sangha Retreat Gratitude Medicine Buddha Sutra Ceremony

To celebrate the 3052^nd birthday of the fundamental teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha, and to repay the profound kindness of the Founding Abbot, Grand Master Weichueh, Chung Tai Chan Monastery held the annul Buddha Bathing and Summer Sangha Retreat Gratitude Medicine Buddha Sutra Ceremony on May 3^rd, 2025.

Nearly 14,000 disciples of the fourfold assembly joyfully gathered across eight ceremonial areas, including Perfect Illumination Lecture Hall, the Great Chan Hall, the Great Majesty Hall, and Prajna Lecture Hall.

During the ceremony, Venerable Abbot Jianying led the assembly in chanting sutras and bathing the Buddha in celebration of the Buddha’s virtues and in remembrance of the Grand Master’s profound compassion. In the afternoon, nearly 2,000 lay practitioners sincerely requested to receive the three refuges and the five precepts.

With unified resolve, the assembly has formally commenced the three-month Summer Sangha Retreat of daily gratitude and diligence practice. Through this dedicated cultivation, may the magnificent and pure merit repay the four kindnesses and relieve the suffering of the three wretched realms, guiding all sentient beings throughout the Dharma realms toward enlightenment.