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SUMMARY:Boun Phavet
DESCRIPTION:Boun Phavet is a revered Theravāda Buddhist festival in Laos that celebrates the life of Phra Vessantara (known in Pali as Vessantara)\, the Buddha’s penultimate incarnation before attaining enlightenment. This festival highlights the values of generosity\, compassion\, and selflessness\, which are embodied in the story of Phra Vessantara\, who gave away all his possessions—including his children—to fulfill the virtue of perfect generosity (dāna pāramī). \n\n\n\nSignificance\n\n\n\nBoun Phavet is deeply rooted in Lao spiritual and cultural identity. It offers a unique opportunity for the community to reflect on the importance of self-sacrifice\, moral virtue\, and the path to Buddhahood. It is also a time when men may be ordained as monks\, even temporarily\, as a way of gaining merit for themselves and their families. \n\n\n\nFestival Activities\n\n\n\n\n\nເວລາ 12:15 ໂມງທ່ຽງເວລາ 12:45 ໂມງເວລາ 7:00 ໂມງແລງ \n\n\n\n\n\nຊາວພຸທຮ່ວມຮັປະທານອາຫານທ່ຽງຖວາຍຕົ້ນກັນສົມໂພດ\, ຕົ້ນກັນຫລອນ ແລະ ອື່ນໆຕາມປະເພນີທີ່ ເຄີຍເຮັດມາ\, ຟັງເທສໄປຕລອດວັນ ຈົນຈົບພິທີ.ຈົບທິທີ ຫລັງຈາກພໍ່ຂາວແມ່ຂາວສິກແລ້ວ\, ຮ່ວມຮັປະທານອາຫານຄຳ \n\n\n\n\n\nໝາຍເຫດ: ໄດ້ຄັດຕິດມາພ້ອມນີ້ ແມ່ນສລາກກັນເທດທີ່ຢູ່ໃນຊອງຈົດໝາຍ\, ຖ້າທ່ານພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄອບຄົວຫາກມີຈິດໃຈເຫລື້ອມ ໃສ ຢາກຈະເປັນເຈົ້າສັທທາກັນເທສ\, ກັນລະ $60.00 ຫລືວ່າຢາກຈະໂມທະນາຕາມສັທທາກໍໄດ້\, ກະຣຸນາສົ່ງຄືນໃຫ້ວັດລາວ ຕາມ ທີ່ຢູ່ ດ້ານຫລັງຂອງຊອງທີ່ສົ່ງມານີ້ ຫລື ຈະນ ຳໄປຖວາຍຢູ່ວັດກໍໄດ້. ອີກຢ່າງທາງວັດຂອງພວກເຮົາ ກ ຳລັງຕ້ອງການທຶນຮອນຢ່າງ ຫລວງຫລາຍເພື່ອສ້າງສາລາໂຮງທັມໃຫ້ສ ຳເລັດ\, ດັ່ງນັ້ນຖ້າຫາກຄອບຄົວໃດຫາກມີຄວາມສາມາດ\, ທາງວັດຢາກຈະຂໍແຜ່ຕົ້ນກາ ຣະພຶກນ ຳແຕ່ລະຄອບຄົວ. \n\n\n\nVessantara Jataka (Boun Phra Veth) Festival\n\n\n\nThe 2568 Vessantara Jataka (Bodhisattva or Boun Phra Veth) will be held @ the Lao Buddhist Temple of Denver10685 Dover St\, Westminster\, CO. 80021 per schedule as below: \n\n\n\nFriday\, June 20th\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 am11:00 am5:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nPreparationProvide lunch to monks.After lunch\, invite OUPPAKHOUT.Night gathering and accepting donations. \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 21st\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 am10:15 am11:00 amNoon3:00 pm5:30 pm6:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nGathering of members and guests.Buddhist Ceremony starts\, morning almsProvide lunch to monks & novices.The Lunch Buffet serves everyone.Invite Vessantara Prince (Praveth) to return to the kingdom.Ceremony of becoming NOVICES (Phor Khao & Mair Khao)Chanting pre-chapter of the festival \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 am10:20 am11:00 am12:15 pm12:45 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nParade of 1000 buns of riceStarting to chant Vessantara chaptersBuddhist Ceremony starts\, morning almsProvide lunch to monks & novicesLunch Buffet Style for everyone.Continue the Phraveth chanting (total of 13 chapters)\,Offering assorted items\, money trees to monks all day. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, June 22nd\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 am10:15 am11:00 amNoon3:00 pm5:30 pm6:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nGathering of members and guests.Buddhist Ceremony starts\, morning almsProvide lunch to monks & novices.The Lunch Buffet serves everyone.Invite Vessantara Prince (Praveth) to return to the kingdom.Ceremony of becoming NOVICES (Phor Khao & Mair Khao)Chanting pre-chapter of the festival \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nEnd of festival and Dinner for everyone who are remaining @ the temple. \n\n\n\n\n\nMore information\, please contactBounkeung Keovilay 720-278-3112 or Phomsavanh Joy Philachanh 720-456-1552
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LOCATION:Lao Buddhist Temple of Denver\, 10685 Dover Street\, Westminster\, CO\, 80021\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lao New Year Festival
DESCRIPTION:Boun Pi Mai is the most celebrated Lao holiday\, marking the traditional New Year. It is a time for renewal\, water blessings\, family reunions\, and community celebrations. Temple rituals include bathing Buddha statues\, offering alms\, building sand stupas\, and blessing ceremonies for health and prosperity. The festival is both joyful and deeply spiritual.
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SUMMARY:Boun Visakha Busa
DESCRIPTION:Visakha Busa\, also known as Vesak or Buddha Day\, is the most sacred Buddhist holiday\, commemorating three pivotal events in the life of Siddhartha Gautama—the Buddha: his birth\, enlightenment\, and passing into nirvana. This significant day falls on the full moon of the sixth lunar month\, typically in May. \n\n\n\nHow Lao Buddhist Temples Celebrate \n\n\n\nHere at Wat Lao Sidaounnaram\, Visakha Busa is observed with deep reverence and community participation. The day begins with devotees offering alms—such as food\, flowers\, incense\, and candles—to monks\, symbolizing generosity and respect. Monks lead the community in chanting and deliver dharma talks that reflect on the Buddha’s teachings. In the evening\, a candlelight procession known as Vien Tien takes place\, where participants walk three times around the temple’s main hall\, holding candles\, incense\, and lotus flowers\, honoring the Buddha’s life and teachings. \n\n\n\nThis sacred day fosters reflection\, compassion\, and a renewed commitment to the path of mindfulness and peace \n\n\n\n🪷 ຂໍເຊີນທ່ານມາຮ່ວມງານວິສາຂະບູຊາ 🪷ວັນອາທິດ ທີ 11 ເມສາ 2025📍 ວັດພຸດທະສາສນາລາວ ນະຄອນເດັນເວີ (Lao Buddhist Temple of Denver) \n\n\n\nເຊີນທຸກທ່ານມາຮ່ວມສະຫຼອງວັນສຳຄັນທີ່ສຸດໃນປະພິທີພຸດທະສາສະໜາ — ວິສາຂະບູຊາ\, ວັນທີ່ລະລຶກເຖິງການປະສູດ\, ການຕື່ນຮູ້\, ແລະ ການດັບຂອງພຣະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ. \n\n\n\n🕊️ ກິດຈະກຳປະຈຳວັນ:🙏 ຖວາຍຈັງຫານແຕ່ເຊົ້າ📿 ສະຫລອງພິທີ ສວດມົນ ແລະ ຟັງທຶດສະນາ🕯️ ຂະບວນເດີນຂຽນທຽນຕອນແລງ (ວຽນເທັຽນ)🍲 ຮັບປະທານອາຫານລ່ວມກັນ ແລະ ເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງຊຸມຊົນ \n\n\n\nເປັນວັນທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມເຫັນອົນ ການທຳຄຸນຄວາມດີ ແລະ ຄວາມສະຫງົບສຸກ. ເປີດຮັບທຸກຄົນ ແມ່ນຈະເປັນຊາວບ້ານ ຫຼື ແຂກຜູ້ມາເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ! \n\n\n\n📅 ຢ່າລືມ! ວັນອາທິດ ທີ 11 ເມສາ 2025📍 ວັດພຸດທະສາສນາລາວ ນະຄອນເດັນເວີ \n\n\n\nມາຮ່ວມກັນດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈສະຫງົບ ແລະ ຄວາມຂອບຄຸນ. 🧘‍♂️✨#ວິສາຂະບູຊາ #ວັດລາວເດັນເວີ #Vesak2025 #ວັນພຣະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ
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LOCATION:Lao Buddhist Temple of Denver\, 10685 Dover Street\, Westminster\, CO\, 80021\, United States
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