... , there should be a lamp with a red light bulb turned on at all times and the offerings are always placed in the middle. Throughout the year, many Buddhists follow the lunar calendar. According to different events, a Buddhist prays or abstains from certain things. On the birthday of an important Buddha or Bodhisattvas, many worshippers visit temples to pray. If one can, on ... " (The Four Noble Truths). The first of his truths is the Truth of Suffering. Buddha teaches that within life there can be both mental and physical sufferings. With physical sufferings, birth and old age can cause p...

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... divided into five distinct sections: four covering the most prominent aspects of the local ethnics groups and a fifth exploring a selection of activities from the Taiping Qingjiao ceremony, an annual traditional Chinese festival. Upon entry into this gallery's area of the exhibition, visitors immediately encounter a life size replica of a typical fishing junk used by the boat dwellers (formally known as the Tanka ... ancestors, the people believed the deities would protect them against anything harmful. The second exhibit explains the lighting lantern festival. On the twelfth day of the...

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