Reciting sutras and free vegan lunch @ the Medicine Buddha Temple in Croydon

Join us weekly on Saturdays for recitation of the key Mahayana texts the Diamond Sutra and Kṣitigarbha Sutra All are welcome to attend as well as to share in a delicious home made vegan lunch All ages, religions and English speakers are welcome (Sutras are recited in Mandarin, but you are very welcome to relax and enjoy the atmosphere) Key details Address: 58 Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon VIC Time: 9.30am to 3.00pm (join us for some or all of the day) Price: Free to attend About the Medicine Buddha Bhaisajyaguru—also known as the Medicine Buddha, the "Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata," the "Great Healing King," or the "King of the Twelve Vows"—is the presiding Buddha of the Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is depicted with a head of coiled hair and a body resembling lapis lazuli, radiating a serene and tranquil blue light. In his left hand, he holds a medicine bowl filled with a miraculous nectar, while his right hand holds a haritaki (myrobalan) fruit. He possesses the power to heal all the illnesses and sufferings of the world, bestowing upon sentient beings boundless light, wisdom, and merit, while also extending the span of their lives.