Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo

There will be a Flower Festival celebrating the birth of the Buddha at the Grafton Peace Pagoda on Saturday, May 26, at 11 am.
“On the day of the Buddha’s birth, thirty-two wonders manifested between heaven and earth, one of which was the miracle that no voice of grief could be heard in this world where all sentient beings were suffused with joy.”
Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii will conduct the traditional Buddhist Ceremony with Ecumenical Prayer. The speakers are Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch (Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant) Member Cathy Sims, Indian Point Nuclear Power Activist Judy Allen and a Voice from Fukushima, Sachiko Komagato of Georgian Court University.
Music will be provided by Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro. There will be a pot luck lunch and video presentation.
The Flower Festival will be held at the Grafton Peace Pagoda, 87 Crandall Road, Petersburgh. For information call 518-658-9301 between 8 am and 5 pm.