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00:04:19 Thank you so much for taking us to the Silk Road.
00:04:23 Once again, let's give them another round of applause for that excellent performance.
00:04:27 The Australian Oriental Dance Group, they will be back for a second number in around half an hour's time.
00:04:35 Coming up next is from St. George Community Wushu Centre.
00:04:39 Wushu, also known as Kung Fu, includes Tai Chi, Qigong, and other forms of self-defense.
00:04:47 The skills that they also teach many different forms of martial arts in the George's River region.
00:04:53 Their classes for children and adults teach traditional Kung Fu and modern Wushu.
00:04:58 They are proud to support the 2024 Buddha's Birthday Celebration, and we hope you enjoy their performance.
00:05:06 Let's give them a warm welcome to the stage.
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00:08:39 Thank you to our DongHuan dancers for that elegant performance.
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00:16:50 Wow, what an astounding performance.
00:16:52 Thank you to the Sydney Chinese Drum Dance Troupe.
00:16:54 Can we give them another big round of applause?
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00:17:00 While we're thanking people actually,
00:17:01 I think we'd like to give a special thanks to the people
00:17:04 who've really helped make this festival possible.
00:17:07 Volunteers were tirelessly helping us throughout the days and nights,
00:17:11 setting up this whole event for us today.
00:17:14 We'd also like to give thanks to our sponsors as well
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00:17:21 thank you for joining us this weekend.
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00:17:26 We'd also like to give a special thanks to our performers as well
00:17:28 for joining us on this special day.
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00:17:33 Of course, this festival wouldn't really be possible
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00:19:57 The Buddha's bathing ceremony marquee right here.
00:20:01 And once again, my name is Jonathan.
00:20:03 I'm here with the lovely Daimi.
00:20:05 Daimi, are you going to tell us a little bit about the bathing Buddha ceremony?
00:20:11 Yes, so Buddhists all over the world celebrate Buddha's birthday
00:20:15 by the act of bathing the little Buddha over here with fragrant water.
00:20:20 And it is also a symbol of inner purification.
00:20:23 So shall we do a little demonstration?
00:20:26 Yeah, absolutely.
00:20:27 So Daimi is going to show a little demonstration of bathing the Buddha.
00:20:30 So with the first ladle,
00:20:35 we bathe the Buddha's left shoulder. We eliminate all evil thoughts.
00:20:41 And with the second wash over the right shoulder,
00:20:45 may we cultivate good deeds.
00:20:48 And finally with the third wash, may we help save all living beings.
00:20:54 And normally after that, we give a hug to the little Buddha.
00:20:59 And then if you would like to make a donation, you can also feel free to do so.
00:21:04 So be sure to come by the bathing Buddha marquee when you have a chance.
00:21:09 It's just right across from the main stage.
00:21:11 And I hope you all enjoy the Buddha's birthday festival today. Thank you.
00:21:16 Thank you, Jonathan. And thank you, Daimi.
00:21:19 What is our next performance today?
00:21:22 So Nina, the next performance we have is from the Sydney Guiyun Yaxuan Guzheng Arts Academy.
00:21:28 Guzheng, interesting.
00:21:29 Yes, the Guzheng is an ancient oriental musical instrument.
00:21:34 And the Sydney Guiyun Yaxuan Guzheng Arts Academy was founded in 2015.
00:21:40 They have performed in many venues such as the Sydney Opera House and other major cultural festivals.
00:21:45 That's very impressive, including our multicultural performance today.
00:21:50 Yes, that is correct.
00:21:51 How many songs are they going to perform today?
00:21:53 So they are going to perform two different songs.
00:21:56 And what are the names?
00:21:58 So the first one is "Flourishing of Age" and "The Sun Quan, The Emperor".
00:22:04 So we can see they are still set up today.
00:22:07 So could you please tell me a little bit about our SDG well-being?
00:22:16 So the SDG will be living under the light of Buddha.
00:22:20 So during the baby blessing ceremony, Venerable of Nantien Temple will bless children aged 5 years and under
00:22:30 so that they may live a happy and fulfilled life under the protection and guidance of Buddha and Bodhisattva.
00:22:37 This is done in the hope that the wisdom and compassion of Buddha and Bodhisattva
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00:22:45 So please join us tomorrow where the Venerables will bless children under the protection.
00:22:51 And we are ready to enjoy the performance by the Guzhen players.
00:22:58 Please welcome them again.
00:23:00 The performance we just witnessed is celebrating the flourishing age.
00:23:08 And then the next one coming up is from the period of the Romance of Three Kingdoms.
00:23:16 The Sydney Gu Yun, Yaxuan Guzhen Art Academy has been performing in various locations
00:23:24 including the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Town Hall and other major cultural festivals.
00:23:31 So let us welcome the second song.
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00:27:46 Thank you very much. Do you feel uplifted?
00:27:53 I feel, yes, I do definitely.
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00:27:58 Thank you so much. Let us give another round of applause.
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00:28:05 So, as I said, we have a fun-packed, very eventful weekend.
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00:28:50 Please give them a huge round of applause to the stage.
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00:33:13 Thank you to the Cotswolds Academy of Irish Dance for that fun performance,
00:33:17 and thank you to our lovely audience for clapping along.
00:33:20 Next up, please welcome the performance of "Harmonised Sign Language"
00:33:25 by the Buddhist Light International Association of Sydney's Young Adult Division.
00:33:30 Please give them a round of applause.
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00:37:40 Please give them a huge round of applause.
00:37:49 We would now like to invite and welcome our distinguished guests
00:37:52 of the front row to come onto the stage for a group photo.
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00:38:53 For this group photo we have a special hand gesture called the hand lotus.
00:38:56 If you're not sure how to do it, grab your middle finger and thumb
00:38:59 and just throw them together and that will make a little lotus.
00:39:02 You can do it on your right or left hand or both is also perfect.
00:39:05 Click behind.
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00:39:21 Everyone get in close.
00:39:27 I want to see everyone's bright smiley faces and happiness.
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00:39:39 Everyone looking at the back of the venerable of the camera.
00:39:45 Wave your lotus hands in the air.
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00:39:51 Keep waving them.
00:40:00 Wave those lotus hands.
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00:40:06 Keep looking at the camera.
00:40:09 Smile everyone.
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00:40:36 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.
00:40:39 This concludes our official ceremony for the 2024 Buddhist Birthday Multicultural Festival and Multifaith Prayer.
00:40:48 Once again, thank you to our Chief Abbess of Ho-Kong Chan Australia and New Zealand, Venerable Mai Koh.
00:40:55 All the venerables of Ho-Kong Chan Mountain Temple.
00:40:58 Thank you to all the representatives from...
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00:41:09 Purification from the venerables.
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00:41:37 In the 30th anniversary of this wonderful event and the theme is co-existence and prosperity.
00:41:52 Around 2,600 years ago, on a full moon in May, Prince Sadaha was born.
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00:44:35 ...city council, Mosaic Japanese Dance Group.
00:44:45 Once again, they are supporting the Buddha's birthday celebration this year.
00:44:49 I am very touched to see the familiar faces again.
00:44:53 They are presenting three songs for us today.
00:44:56 The first song they will be doing is called "Hometown" followed by "Fisherman".
00:45:00 And then the third song is "Coal Mines".
00:45:03 During the third song, if you feel like the beat, you may stand up and join the dance.
00:45:10 Absolutely. Please join us in welcoming them to the stage.
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00:48:30 Also known as the CYL Chinese Cultural Dance Group.
00:48:38 Let us welcome them up to the stage.
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00:48:47 Sorry, we have a little hiccup here.
00:49:04 So what we have right now is the Australian Oriental Dance.
00:49:08 Let us welcome back them on the stage and perform the sound.
00:49:14 What's the name of the sound?
00:49:16 The song they've got, they're performing the second song of the day today called the Opera Singer.
00:49:22 Amazing Opera Singer.
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00:49:26 Let's welcome them back to the stage.
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00:52:15 Thank you the beautiful Opera Singers.
00:52:23 Thank you once again to the Australian Oriental Dance Group.
00:52:27 Coming up next we have Dunhuang Buddhist Dance, which is full of Buddhist rhythm and Zen.
00:52:35 Did you know that they were found in 1939, one of the oldest Chinese community organizations in Australia?
00:52:43 Yeah, and they're right there, situated right on Shanghai Cafe on Campbell Street, right in Sydney.
00:52:49 And then three years later the name was officially changed to the Chinese Youth League.
00:52:53 I can't wait for their performance.
00:52:56 The first dance is called the Dunhuang Buddhist Dance, and I believe they're ready for us.
00:53:00 So please join us in giving them a warm welcome to the stage everyone.
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00:58:50 For graciously leading the venerables in offering prayers for good health and world peace.
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01:06:23 Ladies and gentlemen, as the venerables make their...
01:06:39 All proceeds from today's concert and procession
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01:06:46 Australia's...
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01:08:09 Here is a philosophy of learning
01:08:23 and a philosophy of living your life.
01:08:25 It's certainly not about religion.
01:08:28 We can see we're inspired by the connections with Buddhism,
01:08:32 but we're not trying to have them pretty far reach across the places.
01:08:38 I think people also think that because we're fairly small,
01:08:41 we're fairly weak, because they believe in the philosophy of Nantian.
01:08:45 The education that we're looking to do is modern,
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01:08:52 Culture group, let's give them a big round of applause.
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01:08:59 And we would like to welcome back the Chinese drum dance group
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01:09:07 And the name is...
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01:12:39 Alright, thank you to the Sydney Chinese Drum Dance Troupe
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01:12:46 Thank you.
01:12:48 Alright, well, since we're waiting for a bit of time
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01:29:57 Boys and girls, welcome to the 2024 Buddhist Birthday and Multicultural Festival.
01:30:14 My name is David and joining me today is Nina and we're honoured to be your MCs for today's sessions of multicultural performances.
01:30:22 This year we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of this wonderful event under the theme of co-existence and co-prosperity.
01:30:30 Around 2,600 years ago on a full moon in May, Prince Siddhartha was born and later attained enlightenment and became Shakyamuni Buddha.
01:30:43 This weekend we are here together to unite multicultural and multi-faith communities to participate in this special celebration.
01:30:54 The Institute is a non-profit facility for diagnosis and treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder.
01:31:04 It was founded in 2002 by the UNSW School of Psychiatry, Scientia, Professor Gordon Parker and is based in Sydney, Australia.
01:31:13 Lifeline is a non-for-profit organisation that provides free 24-hour telephone crisis support services in Australia.
01:31:22 Volunteer crisis supporters provide suicidal prevention services, mental health support and emotional assistance.
01:31:29 The symbol Buddha signifies three wishes for our family, friends and society.
01:31:39 These three wishes are, may we wish everyone health and happiness, may we wish harmony for our society and nation, may we wish for world peace.
01:31:52 Thank you to all our VIPs for joining us in the bathing of the Buddha.
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01:35:46 Master Seng Yuen understands the co-dependence of all of us, between ourselves, the nature and all living beings.
01:36:12 For the theme co-existence and co-dependence, what it tells us is that if we want to have a sustainable living, we need to respect and live well with one another.
01:36:32 However, if we only depend on charities like the BLIA and all charitable people, this is not enough to achieve co-dependence, co-prosperity and co-existence.
01:36:58 So the Venerable Master hopes that all of us, each and every one of us, together with our families, are like the Buddha. What does this mean? It means that everybody come forward for the co-prosperity for everyone.
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01:37:38 We know that Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Guan Yin, has many arms, thousand arms and thousand eyes. Why is this so? Because we have got so many people who needs help, one hand is not enough.
01:37:52 So I wish that everyone would come forward, be a hand, be an eye of the Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, so that we could serve everyone and bring happiness to all.
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01:38:10 There are a few points that I would like to share with you, so that we could work together.
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01:38:29 So the first is to have the vow to be willing to serve, to serve humanity.
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01:38:48 So the second is to be able to serve the humanity, to do good deeds, to say good words and to have good thoughts.
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01:39:13 Third, we hope that there could be more non-profits, more charities around, so that we would be able to enhance humanity.
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01:39:33 So the BLIA, Buddhist Light International Association of Sydney, has been around for 33 years.
01:39:40 So for all the years, we have been working hard in line with the United Nations Sustainable Goals.
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01:40:00 So BLIA Sydney works together with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15 and 17.
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01:40:22 So we have been participating in a lot of events, for example, Clean Up Australia Day, to purify the environment.
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01:40:40 So we are also the second largest organization in Australia, participating in Clean Up Australia, protecting the environment.
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01:41:04 So for the past 30 years, we have also been planting trees. This is in support for the environment.
01:41:11 We hope to purify the air, we hope everyone to have a better way to live.
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01:41:31 So we have also been practicing recycling, and there is an SDG market at the back of today's park.
01:41:40 We hope that you will be able to go there and learn about SDG.
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01:42:00 The Venerable Master Hsing Yun is very kind to have set up the Hsing Yun Education Foundation.
01:42:06 He believes that by providing quality education, we will be contributing to the society.
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01:42:31 You can also participate in a plant-based diet. By participating in a plant-based diet, we are actually respecting all beings.
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01:42:51 So we could do good deeds, we could speak good words, and think good thoughts.
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01:43:04 So we know that all the teachings that the Buddha has given to us, is actually in connection with our mind, our heart.
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01:43:28 So today, while we are bathing the Buddha, we are actually telling us to purify our own minds with kind.
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01:43:53 I must express my gratitude to all our benefactors, all our volunteers and everyone here.
01:43:59 Because of you, we are able to conduct this event.
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01:44:11 So we need more volunteers, we need more kind people, so that we could come together and be kind.
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01:44:30 So thank you very much. May I wish that you will be happy and healthy.
01:44:35 May your families be well and society, and there will be warm peace. All the best to you. Thank you.
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01:45:48 Wow, what a wonderful way to start off our multicultural festival.
01:45:54 Thank you so much for this uplifting, energetic performance. Let us give them another round of applause.
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01:46:10 We are all here today, gathering together to celebrate the birth... the birthday...
01:46:18 Sorry. We are all here today, gathering together to celebrate Buddha's birthday.
01:46:24 And one of the common practices is to bathe Prince Siddhartha.
01:46:30 And guess what? Now it's lunchtime. Have you had lunch today?
01:46:34 You know what, Nina? I have not. Do you have any suggestions for me?
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01:46:45 Starting from digging. Right, left. Twice, right.
01:46:51 Okay. Carrying the pole. Back to this side.
01:46:58 Push. Open. Grab me. That's it.
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01:47:39 Last step. Yes, great.
01:47:45 Now just smile at me. Face me.
01:47:48 Left, right, left, right.
01:47:53 Step. Push.
01:48:01 Yeah, that's it. Just repeat this sequence.
01:48:06 That's it. Push. Twice. Open.
01:48:15 Right, left, left. Shoulder. Shoulder. That's it.
01:48:23 Push. Push. Open.
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