Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-14

President Tsai Ing-wen participated in a ceremony on Sunday to mark not just Mother’s

Day, but also an important Buddhist holiday.

President Tsai Ing-wen stands in front of the Chiang Kai-shek memorial in central Taipei… she’s here to offer a prayer for peace for Taiwan. This is the annual celebration of not only Mother’s Day but also for the birthday of the Buddha. This is also the anniversary of the nation’s largest relief organization – Tzu Chi – which holds the celebration on the second Sunday in May every year.

This year’s ceremony featured 144 Dharma masters who rang bells to share in a sign of peace and good wishes.

The president joined in the symbolic bathing of a Buddha statue to mark the occasion. Every year, as many as 30,000 people will join in the event. Tzu Chi estimates that more than 200,000 people participate in similar events held in dozens of countries around the globe.    [FULL  STORY]