To be free from suffering, everyone should adopt Panchsheel – Bhante Chandra Kirti
Jalandhar (Asian independent UK): The 2569th holy Buddha Purnima festival was celebrated with great pomp and devotion by Ambedkar Mission Society Punjab (Regd.) at the historical place Ambedkar Bhawan, Dr. Ambedkar Marg, Jalandhar. On this occasion, Venerable Bhikkhu Chandra Kirti, Budh Vihar, Tarkhan Majara (Phillaur) administered the Panch Sheel and gave Dhamma sermons. Venerable Chandra Kirti said in his discourse that Prince Siddhartha, despite having all kinds of royal comforts in his life, renounced his home and family for the welfare of the suffering people and after searching for the scientific causes of these sufferings for 6 years, he concluded that there is suffering, and the cause of suffering is craving, attachment, desires, and longings. Renunciation of these desires is the only solution to suffering. To be free from suffering, he emphasized on adopting the Panchsheel.
Prof. Balbir, Vice President of Ambedkar Mission Society Punjab (Regd.), said that the Dhamma of the Tathagata Buddha is a scientific religion which talks about making this worldly world full of happiness instead of otherworldly pleasures. He said that the waves of greed, attachment and attachment arising in the mind are the cause of human suffering. The only way to achieve happiness is to remove these causes. Dr. G.C.Kaul, General Secretary of Ambedkar Bhawan Trust (Regd.) and Patron of the Mission Society, said that the central point of the ideology of Tathagata Buddha is man. The aim of Buddhism is to make human life happy and prosperous on this earth. Life can become happy only by adopting this great philosophy in the true sense. Dr. Kaul said Buddhism has nothing to do with rituals, hypocrisy and superstitions. All India Samta Sainik Dal (Regd.) Punjab unit president Advocate Kuldip Bhatti, general secretary Sunny Thapar, Ambedkarite leaders Jaswinder Wariana, Parminder Singh Khuttan and Gautam Sampla also presented their views on Buddhism. Talented child Rajat of Sofipind village performed his song on Tathagata Buddha. The stage was well conducted by Baldev Raj Bhardwaj, General Secretary of Ambedkar Mission Society.
Finally, Charan Das Sandhu, President of the Mission Society, thanked all the speakers and the audience and said that our Buddha Purnima event is dedicated to the ongoing movement to free the Mahabodhi Mahavihara in Bodh Gaya from non-Buddhists and the Mission Society demands that the BT Act 1949 be repealed immediately and the possession of the Mahabodhi Mahavihar be handed over exclusively to the Buddhists. After the ceremony, a kheer langar was served. A two-minute silence was observed in memory of the 27 people killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and the Indian soldiers and innocent people killed during the recent Indo-Pakistan war, floral tributes were paid to them and condolences were expressed to the families of the deceased. On this occasion, Dr. Mahendra Sandhu, Tilakraj, Harbhajan Nimta, Nirmal Binji, Advocate Harbhajan Sampla, Principal Paramjit Jassal, Chaman Das Sampla, Professor Arinder Singh, Hari Singh Thind, Dhani Ram Sood, Rajinder Jassal, Jyoti Prakash, Charanjit Singh, Master Jeet Ram, Sewa Singh, Master Sukhcharan Kumar, Pishori Lal Sandhu, Gurdial Jassal, Bibi Sunita, Bindu Bangar, Kavita Dhande and a large number of devotees were present. This information was given by Baldev Raj Bhardwaj, General Secretary of Ambedkar Mission Society, through a press statement.
Baldev Raj Bhardwaj
General Secretary
Ambedkar Mission Society Punjab (Regd.), Jalandhar
Photo Caption: Some glimpses of the Buddha Purnima event
