Milestone (建設歷程) 23

October 5, 2019 - The Consecration Ceremony of the Main Buddha Hall with its Buddha statues within and Consecration Ceremony, attended by many political dignitaries, sangha representatives from Canada, China, US and other overseas, as well as patrons, laities, attendees and local community. Consecration Ceremony for Bodhisattva Manjusri at the South Platform has taken place in the afternoon. The event showcased the Tang-dynasty style architecture of the wooden structure built with ancient Chinese technique called “dougong”, using large wooden interlocking brackets without a single nail. This is not only a simple piece of architecture, but also a symbol of Chinese Buddhism flourishing in North America, brought into existence with immeasurable efforts and donations from many supporters from all corners of the world.

2019年10月5日，上午舉行了加國五台山大雄寶殿落成儀式，多名政要，中加美等的高僧大德，居士、功德主、信眾出席了盛典。下午舉行了佛像開光及南台文殊菩薩開光大典。當天，人們目睹這座仿唐大木結構古建築，屹立在加國五台山之頂。它不只是一座普通的木建築，而是標誌着漢傳佛教在北美弘傳的里程碑，更是匯集了千萬人的心血和捐贈。