Sunday, June 23, 2024

Full Moon over Kuala Lumpur on third night of Wesak Day

 
The calls of the Sunda-Scops Owl was added into this video that I had taken of a full moon over skyline of Kuala Lumpur on the third night of Wesak Day 2024. Grateful to have been able to leave my office at Cyberjaya by 6pm on eve of Wesak to visit Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields. The monks were chanting prayers when I arrived around 7.15pm. Had a proper dinner at around 9pm at Moghul Mahal Brickfields when I left the temple. Went to Sri Jayanti temple at Sentul on Wesak Day late in the afternoon, and lighted a candle there as well.   
Lighted a candle (through a volunteer) at Maha Vihara temple the eve of Wesak Day 2024
The Boddhi tree under which a statue of Buddha sits meditating at Sri Jayanti 
A carved painting on the wall of temple showing Buddha's first sermon at Isipatana, Varanasi 

Sarnath (formerly known as Isipatana) is where, circa 528 B.C. at 35 years of age, Gautama Buddha taught his first sermon after attaining enlightenment. Sarnath is listed as a world heritage site by UNESCOWould like to go visit this ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath on my pilgrimage journey as a Buddhist, one day. There is also the caves of the thousand Buddhas in Mogaosouth-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu Province, China which is also listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO.  
A recording of the Sunda-Scops owl at Taman Negara Pahang, by Yong Ding Li can be heard below:-

Tropicbird versus Frigatebirds