【Reported by Master Liandan, Translated by TBTTs】On Jun. 28, 2015 at Rainbow Temple, Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu presided over an Amitayus Homa Ceremony. He gave a dharma talk on the ''Great Perfection Practice'' and then bestowed the empowerment of Amitayus Sadhana. Following the dharma ceremony was the birthday celebration for Living Buddha Lian-sheng.

Prior to the ceremony, the event organizers conceived the elaborate theme of ''Hot and Handsome 17-year-old Grandmaster.'' The birthday celebration started with a series of hot songs and vigorous dancing. It was a bright, sunny day. Because of the strong sunshine, Grandmaster and Shimu put on sunglasses specially chosen by disciples that matched the event theme. They then followed the singing and dancing disciples onto the performance stage.

A series of exciting performances, such as young and energetic songs and dances etc., and the simultaneous releasing of colorful balloons by all disciples with Grandmaster and Shimu who cut the birthday cake together afterwards, made everyone feel high and happy!



【Reported by Master Liandan, Translated by TBTTs】The performances for ''Hot and Handsome 17-year-old Grandmaster!'' which followed the ceremony were just completely dazzling and over-the-top. With our two energetic and bubbly Masters of Ceremony, Master Lianxi and Master Lianye, presiding over the birthday party, the ambience was entertaining and full of excitement.

Foqing, Andy, and Foqi's entire family were all present to wish Grandmaster a happy birthday!

In addition to the lively and exuberant shows put on by the disciples, the Sunshine Dance Offering Group led by Shimu also performed three line dances that were electrifying and bursting with energy!

Finally, the guest honor of this event, Grandmaster, at the insistence of the audience, sang many encores of his favorite songs and received overwhelming applause.

Grandmaster, a man of great versatility, impressed everyone!

Even though the program lasted for an hour and a half (ending around 6:30pm), the laughter and applause continued non-stop throughout the entire event. Everyone greatly enjoyed the performances and just didn't want to leave.

Lifting our heads and gazing over the Heaven-horse Mountain across from the temple, we could see the misty mountain haze and we felt peaceful and cool. Actually, our celebration of Grandmaster's 17th birthday will never end. We hope that his heart will be happy always, endlessly, and permanently so that it goes on forever and lasts until the end of time...

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