FGS News

Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto held a seminar on taking refuge in the Triple Gem and observing the Five Precepts on August 1, drawing 105 participants. The program featured a video teaching by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, an introduction to Buddhist precepts and temple etiquette, and small-group instruction on wearing the traditional haiqing and manyi robes. As the seminar coincided with the Enlightenment Day of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, many attendees seized the opportunity following the Dharma service to commit to taking refuge and receiving the Five Precepts.

Buddha’s Light Scout Group QLD was proud to take part in Operation Nighthawk 2026, during 8th and 9th Aug with two patrols from the Scout Section 15 members and one patrol from the Venturer Section 5 members accompanied by 6 leaders, travelling to Clifton, approximately two hours and 15 minutes from Brisbane, for an exciting weekend of adventure, teamwork and learning.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles held a Homeless Person’s Interreligious Memorial on Dec. 21 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, bringing together about 500 clergy and faithful from Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist communities.

From July 21 to 22, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region I and the Vigan City Schools Division Office held a two-day Staff Well-Being and Organizational Effectiveness Forum at Fo Guang Shan's Guang Ming Meditation Center in Cavite. Around 50 education officials and school leaders participated in the program, led by Dr. Vilma Eda, to strengthen resilience, ethical leadership, and organizational effectiveness through values-based learning.

Taiwan’s most internationally visible collegiate basketball extravaganza of the summer is here! The Fo Guang CUP International University Basketball Invitational will tip off on July 28 at the Kaohsiung Arena. Featuring 16 top-tier men's and women's teams from home and abroad, the 6-day tournament promises to ignite another wave of summer basketball fever.

On January 11, in preparation for the Lunar New Year, Hsi Fang Temple held a “Community Work and Affinity Day.” Thirty plus volunteers and young adults worked together in teams to clean the Main Shrine, dining hall, common area, community room, and high window sills, restoring the temple to a state of cleanliness and solemnity.