Speech by Course Participant
The course participant - Sis. Amy Chew was giving her speech at the closing ceremony.
Speech by Organising Chairman
Bro. Ong Kim Cheng - the Chairman of Santarama Buddhist Hermitage, was giving his speech at the closing ceremony.
Asking for forgiveness
Okāsa! Okāsa! Okāsa!
Oh Venerable Sir: May I pay obeisance to thee! So as to be free from all my offences, accumulated from evil deeds done physically, verbally and mentally, I pay homage to the Three Gems: The Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, once, twice, thrice with my joined-palms on my forehead very respectfully and humbly.
Owing to my deeds of merit, may I always be free from the four Apāyas, the three kappas, the eight Aṭṭhakkhanas, the five Veras, the four Vipattis, the five Byasanas; and at the final existence may I attain Magga, Phala and Nibbāna!
Okāsaṅ karotha bhante!
Mayaṃ bhante amhehi katehi
sabbacayehi kāyika-vācasika-
mānasikehi mocanatthāya
Ratanattayaṅ abhivandāma.
Iminā puñña-kammena
catūhi apāyehi, tīhi kappehi,
aṭṭhakkhanehi, pañcahi verehi,
catūhi vipattihi, pañcahi
byasanehi ca sabbadā
vimuttā bhaveyyāma.
Pariyosāne ca magga-phala,
Nibbānaṅ pāpuṇeyyāma.
Closing Ceremony Programme
Closing Ceremony Programme
16 March 2008 (Sunday) 9:30am
1. Paying respect to Saṅgha
2. Offering of drinks to Saṅgha and Sayālays
3. Asking for Forgiveness
4. Asking for 5 precepts
5. Speeches by:
(a) Organising Chairman
(b) Course Participant
6. Offering of Navakamma to Saṅgha nad Sayālays
7. Asking for Admonishment (Ovada) from Sayādaw Dr. Nandamālābhivaṃsa
8. Sharing of Merits
9. Group photograph
