(本山訊)
Mahavira News:

1月11日，泗水曇香禪寺舉辦一年一度迎新春祈福團拜晚宴。

東爪哇司令 Farid Makruf 少將蒞臨晚宴貴賓、本山主席團、社會領袖商人 林文光博士。

當晚，本山主席林博士在致新春詞特別對慧雄大師父表示在百忙之中還為泗水東爪哇舉辦新春祈福晚會。新的一年又開始了，在祝福祈禱之下，大家一定更進步，同時也希望我們民衆對自己國家所生產的產品，要更重視，多利用，祝福大家身體健康、萬事如意。

On January 11, 2023, the Wihara Mahavira Graha Temple Surabaya held the annual Chinese New Year blessing prayer and celebration banquet.

Major General Mr. Farid Makruf, Commander of East Java, was invited as the Guest of Honour.

The community leader – businessman, and chairman of the committee Mr. Dr. Lim Boon Kong in his new year speech, expressed his appreciation for Venerable Abbot Most Venerable Hui Xiong’s participation in spite of his busy schedule.

The new year has begun again. With the blessings of the Lord Buddha, everyone will improve and progress. At the same time, we also hope that our people will pay more attention to and support our local products.

司令官為晚會貴賓談述他在西爪哇當時維護民族和諧，通過交流將其它民族解開誤會；華商民族舉辦觀音及其它神明游行慶祝佳節特別安全保護；

同時在西努沙登加拉省受到災害，對當地民衆協調建立超過8.000座房子，幫忙當今的總統做協調工作，關懷社會使民衆能安居樂業。

不久後，他的職位升到將軍，所以同樣在東爪哇一定能保護各族民衆及各大宗教共同建立和諧的社會。

The Commander talked about how he maintained ethnic harmony in West Java and solved misunderstandings among other ethnic groups through communication; guarding the Chinese businessmen who held Avalokitesvara (Guanyin) Bodhisattva and other goddesses’ rituals ceremonies.

When Nusa Tenggara Barat had disasters, he also coordinated and participated in the construction of more than 8,000 houses, helping the current president to do the coordination work, caring for the society so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Recently, Major General Mr. Farid Makruf, Commander was promoted to general, so he can protect people of all ethnic groups and major religions to build a harmonious society together in East Java.

本山住持在致謝詞時對Farid Makruf總司令抽空參加新春團拜非常感謝以及在今晚，我們大家共同為國家社會民衆以及司令官祈福消災延壽，法體安康。

新的一年，新的希望，心想事成，一切吉祥。我們佛教進入佛曆2567年，每當在春節期間，政府首長都會帶領通過不同宗教信仰來做祈福。

當我們有付出愛心為社會民衆祈禱，這個就是信仰中最有力量的慈悲。唯有奉獻包容的社會，我們才能夠建立祥和的社會。

祝願新的一年，大家所求滿園、法體安康、新冠疫情早日受控、諸事吉祥。

The Venerable Abbot in his speech thanked the guest of honor Commander-in-Chief Mr. Farid Makruf for participating in the Chinese New Year blessing prayer.

Tonight, we all pray for the country, people, and society to eliminate disasters and calamity and wish everyone longevity. A new year, new hope, and all wishes will come true, everything is auspicious.

Our Buddhism has entered the 2567th year of the Buddhist calendar. Whenever during the Spring Festival, the head of the government will lead different religious beliefs to pray.

When we show love and pray for the people of society, this is the supreme kind of compassion in faith. Only by contributing to society, we can build a peaceful society.

I wish everyone a new year full of good wishes, auspicious, healthy, the Covid pandemic under control, and good luck in everything.

傍晚出席各大團體超過700多人共同撈發財餘生。

晚會邀請中國北京藝人 曹峰 助興。

In the evening, more than 100 devotees participated in the “lo hei” or ‘prosperity toss’ Yusheng ritual.

The New Year banquet invited Mr. Cao Feng, an artist from Beijing, China, to perform.

本山住持也特地恭請澳中佛教總會會長 般若大和尚 新春佛法開示，説明世間無常、變化無窮，迎接新的一年表示無常變化。

我們更要珍惜生活中的一點一滴，除了做好事，行善迎接新年，我們更要通過佛法的智慧去思維給所有一切衆生帶來新的希望，心想事成。

一旦我們發願給大衆，自己所擁有的，福報智慧用不盡。

有福慧具足一定能夠增長自己的慈悲心，有慈悲的佛法加持力，新的一年，一切災難能化爲清涼，貧困得到富饒，社會更祥和，大家更平安。在充滿佛法的喜悅下迎接新的一年。

The Venerable abbot also specially invited the president of the Australia-China Buddhist Association, Most Venerable Bo Rue, to deliver a Dharma talk.

Venerable Bo Rue said the world is impermanent and infinitely changing. We should cherish everything in life.

In addition, to do good deeds, we should also cultivate the right thought and wisdom to bring new hope to all sentient beings and make our wishes come true.

Once we make a great vow to contribute to the public, the blessings and wisdom are inexhaustible.

If you are blessed with wisdom, you will definitely be able to cultivate your compassion, and with the blessing of compassion, the blessings of Buddhism, in the new year, all disasters will cease, poverty will turn riched, and society will be more peaceful, and everyone will be safe this new year will be filled with the joy of Dharma.