Date: April 4, 2025 (Qingming Festival)
Venue: Mahavira Hall, Xizu Temple
On the Qingming Festival, Xizu Temple solemnly conducted the "Qingming Memorial & Requiem Dharma Ceremony" in its Mahavira Hall. This sacred ceremony embodied the Confucian virtue of "honoring ancestors with reverence" while illuminating departed souls through the Buddha's compassion.
Ceremonial Purposes:
To liberate ancestral spirits across generations from suffering
To cultivate blessings for living relatives
To guide the deceased toward rebirth in Sukhāvatī (Pure Land)
To pray for harmony between realms and national prosperity
