Vesakh-Fest

Vesakh is the highest Buddhist holiday. Gain insights into religious practice through ceremonies, music, dance, meditation, Qi Gong and lectures. Special guests are monks and nuns of various traditions from Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. The program is organized by Buddhist groups.

10.50 to 11.20 a.m.
Meditative Qi Gong
Sunyata Meditation Stuttgart e. V.

10.50 to 11.20 a.m.
Vipassana meditation
Nikaya & Vipassana LernGruppe

11 am to 12 noon
Tofu in tomato sauce
Cooking workshop with Pagoda Viên Quang
€ 5 incl. materials
Registration: Tel. 0711.2022-444, anmeldung@lindenmuseum.de

11.30 am to 12 noon
Meditation and meditative Qi Gong
Sunyata Meditation Stuttgart e. V.

11.30 am to 12 noon
Meditation for children aged 6 to 10
Vietnamese Buddhist Circle Stuttgart

12 to 15.30
Food stalls

13.30 to 13.50
Chanting for the Vesakh festival
Viên Quang Vietnamese pagoda

13.50 to 14.35
The only historical Buddha: Buddha Sakyamuni
Bikkhuni Thich Nu Triet Nhu, Sunyata Meditation Association, Perris, USA (with translation)

14.40 to 14.50
Offering flowers to the Buddha at the Vesakh Festival
Vietnamese dance group Göppingen

14.55 to 15.05
The Vesakh Festival in Myanmar: Watering the Bodhi Tree
Ashin Kusalasami, Bhikkhu, Myanmar Vihara Frankfurt (with translation)
followed by watering a Bodhi tree
Myanmar Community

15.10 to 15.20
Thai music and dance
Boonthariga Rügner & Ensemble

3.25 to 3.55 pm
The Vesakh festival in Thailand
Phra Phayung, Bhikkhu, Wat Sanghavihara Stuttgart
followed by chanting and procession
with Thai community

4 to 4.10 p.m.
Thai music and dance
Boonthariga Rügner & Ensemble

16.15 to 16.35
Dating the events in the life of the Buddha
Dr. Frank Köhler, University of Tübingen

16.45 to 17.05
Vietnamese lion dance
Kim Ho

17.15 to 17.35
Recitation (chanting) of the Mahāmaṅgala Sutta
Buddha's discourse on blessings
Nikaya & Vipassana study group

As part of the International Museum Day