Maghapuja Remembrance Celebration for 2009

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Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St., Waialua, HI 96791

Board Members of Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH) would like to invite members and guests to come join our important Cambodian Ceremony of Magha Puja Remembrance Celebration Day on the following schedule. Bon Magha Puja is one of the Buddhist significant days remembering and paying respect to the Dhamma (teaching of Lord Buddha) for all Buddhists to participate this day and cultivate merits and goodness for themselves.

Sunday, February 09, 2009

9:00 AM - Arrival of all participants and guests at Cambodian Dhammaram Temple or Dhammaram Asrama: Worship Triple Gem, Observe Five Precepts, Offering Food to Monks, Meditate and Pray for Well-being of all Beings.

12:00 Noon: All participants enjoy Khmer cuisine at lunch together.

Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St.,

Waialua, HI, 96791

Invitation to join Cambodian P'chum Ben Festival

This month of September is considered as important date for not only Cambodians to cultivate good from various Bons. These three months of Buddhist Lent is signified by Bon Ben Touch, Kan Ben, and Pchum Ben. Pchum Ben is the festival for the death of ancestors which Cambodians must commemorate and pay gratitude to them. Board members of Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH) would like to invite members and guests to come join our important Cambodian Gathering of Pchum Ben Festival Day on the following schedule:

Sunday, September, 14-21-28 , 2008

9:00 AM - Arrival of all participants and guests at Cambodian Dhammaram Temple or Dhammaram Asrama: Worship Triple Gem, chant “successful life sutra”, observe five precepts, offering food to the monks, meditation and merits dedicating for well-being of our ancestors and all beings.

12:00 Noon: All participants have lunch together.

Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St.,

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Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St., Waialua, HI 96791

Happy Khmer New Year 2552 - Announcement & Invitation

Committees of Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH) would like to invite members and guests to come join our proud Cambodian New Year Celebration (Bon Chol Chnam Khmer) on the following schedule. Bon Chol Chnam is very important annual Celebration for all Cambodians to celebrate family reunion, cultural show, entertainment, and cultivate goodness/merits for themselves.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

9:00 AM - Arrival of all participants and guests at Cambodian Dhammaram Temple or Dhammaram Asrama: Worship Triple Gem, Observe Five Precepts, Offering Food to Monks, Meditate and Pray for Well-being of Our Ancestors as well as all Beings.

12:00 Noon: All participants have lunch

Note: Khmer New Year will be inaugurated (Chlong) in Sunday, April 20, 2008 to conduct Sand Mount, Buddha Bath, and play Traditional Games at the same time above.

There will be entertained by Live Rainbow Band from noon to evening

Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St., Waialua, HI 96791

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Bon Meag Bochea or Magha Puja Day 2551

Above pictures are the merit observation of the members of Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (Cabah) in Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Cambodian Dhammaram Buddhist Temple of Hawaii. Many members were gathering there to chant prayer, observe the precepts, offer food to monk, mutual socializing and interacting happily. This harmonious occasion potentially sustains the healthy and wealthy multicultural society of America.

Bon Meach Bochea or Magha Puja Day (Fourfold Assembly or "Sangha Day") takes places on the full moon day of the third lunar month (March). This holy day is observed to commemorate an important event in the life of the Buddha. This event occurred early in the Buddha's teaching life.

After the first Rains Retreat (Vassa) at the Deer Park at Sarnath, the Buddha went to Rajagaha city where 1250 Arahats,(Enlightened saints) who were the Buddha's disciples, without prior appointment, returned from their wanderings to pay respect to the Buddha. They assembled in the Veruvana Monastery with the two chief disciples of the Buddha, Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Moggalana.

The assembly is called the Fourfold Assembly because it consisted of four factors: (1) All 1250 were Arahats; (2) All of them were ordained by the Buddha himself; (3) They assembled by themselves without any prior call; (4) It was the full moon day of Magha month (March).

The three important teachings delivered by Lord Buddha and become the cornerstone of Buddhism are: 1. Avoiding all evil deeds, 2. Cultivating all good deeds, and 3. Purifying one own's mind.

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Invitation: Magha Puja Day & New Dining Hall Celebration

Committees of Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH) would like to invite members and guests to come join our important Cambodian Ceremony of Magha Puja Day and New Dining Hall celebration on the following schedule. Bon Magha Puja Day is a significant day remembering and paying respect to the Dhamma (teaching of Lord Buddha) for all Buddhists to participate this day and cultivate goodness for themselves.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

9:00 AM - Arrival of all participants and guests at Cambodian Dhammaram Temple or Dhammaram Asrama: Worship Triple Gem, Observe Five Precepts, Offering Food to Monks, Meditate and Pray for Well-being of all Beings.

12:00 Noon: All participants have lunch together.

Address: 67067A Kaelohanui St., Waialua, HI, 96791

CABAH: background, values, vision, mission, objectives, and appealing

BACKGROUND

CABAH is a not-for-profitable and non-political affiliated association; and it bears no distinction of race, gender or religious faith. It was established on April 25, 2007 by Cambodian-Americans in Hawaii who are considered as having a higher labor force participation rate than other refugee groups and the general population (Tom 1988). The registration number is: 04/25/200720065. The Cambodian people mostly migrated here during the civil war 1970-1988. Their resettlement in Hawaii has significantly enriched multicultural society and contributed healthier community to Hawaii State as whole.

VALUE

"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity." – Buddha

VISION

We, Cambodian-Americans, strongly believe in community-based development through social participation and volunteering because this can surely bear us fruits of happiness, prosperity, and sustainable development.

MISSION

We set up our goal to promote happiness, peace, harmony, prosperity, human rights, democracy and sustainability through the practice of Khmer culture and Buddhism among Cambodian-American community and local mainstream people.

OBJECTIVES

1. To find a meeting space or build a Buddhist temple as a center and main place for gathering of community members.
2. To provide religious and educational programs which include: retreats, mindfulness meditations, knowledge and teaching in Buddhist philosophy, chanting from Buddhist scriptures, a short religious address and a traditional blessing.
3. To open Khmer language class, culture and tradition education in both theory and practice.
4. To provide a venue and opportunity for people to gather for cultural and religious purposes and to the community at large for a variety of activities.

APPEAL

CABAH is lacking adequate funding to achieve its objectives especially to find a suitable space for community gathering. So your participation and contribution are invaluable for us.

You can send donation: cash or check payable to:

Account Name: Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH)

Address: c/o William Ouk

92-282 Hoalii Pl., Kapolei, HI, 96707

More information, contact:

Peter R. Phan: 808-783-0395

Khleang Sam: 808-389-4735

William Ouk: 808-672-7386

Ven. Sophan:

John K. Yin: 808-382-8598

Utey Uch: 808-783-8018

Email:cabah.hawaii@gmail.com

http://cabah.blogspot.com/

Bon Oum Touk Festival Announcement

Happy Bon Oum Touk Khmer
Ork Om Bok, Sompeah Preah Khae
Bon Daet Preah Tip,

During this precious and traditional Khmer celebration of Bon Oum Touk (boat racing), Ork Ombok Sompeah Preah Khae (offering and worshiping the moon), and Bondaet Preah Tip (lantern festival), Cambodian-American Buddhist Association of Hawaii (CABAH) cordially would like to invite members, guests and general public come to participate this precious occasion.

Date: Sunday, November 25, 2007
Time: 9:30AM to 1:30AM
Location: Address:

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• Bon Oum Touk or boat racing festival of Cambodia, in some historic account said that it has originally been celebrated since the reign of King Jayavarman VII. There are many sculptures on the wall of Bayon temple depicted the festival of this boat racing. Significant remarks of this festival are: to remembrance and admire the powerful force of Khmer navy, to remark the water receding which is flowing from Tonle Sab to the ocean, and to entertain Cambodian farmers after hard work in farms is ended.
• Ork Ombok, Sompeah Preah Khae or offering ritual of the Ombok rice to the moon in order to worship the Bodhisattava (Buddhahood) who legendarily sacrificed His life to feed an old hungry man when He was born as a rabbit. So the sign-like rabbit in the moon that we can see clearly during full moon night is the Buddhistsattava according to Cambodians' traditional belief.
• Bon Bondaet Preah Tip or lantern floating festival is to pay gratitude and thank to the water as well as to worship the Buddha's teeth relic buried in the Naga's land.