Every year on Vesak Day's eve, the children will go to Hai Inn temple for Lamp Offering 传灯.
Do you know why is there lamp offering and lighting up and passing the bulb of fire from one to another?
I extract this explanation from SAMYE INSTITUTE website
Light means understanding because light represents wisdom. And light removes and dispels misunderstanding. All of our suffering comes from not knowing and not seeing. Offering lights or butter lamps indirectly removes confusion. Moreover, to be successful in life we need to have clear ideas and good understanding. And we should not just believe that success and good results are based on luck. Instead, when we have problems, we need clear understanding and wisdom to solve those problems.
Chinese explanation on the meaning of 传灯 at Nanputuo.com website
http://www.nanputuo.com/wz/html/201410/2914541673499.html
传灯有两大意义：
一是代表佛法辗转相传，代代相传，普世相传。
二是代表智慧光明，能破除幽暗，破除无明烦恼。
传灯还有薪火相传，光明不断，奉献自己，帮助别人之含义。
祝大家， 法喜充满， 卫塞节快乐！HAPPY VESAK DAY 2019 _/|\_
