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SHOULD ONE CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY IF IT FALLS ON WINTER SOLSTICE?

20/08/2023 |    
   
 

SHOULD ONE CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY IF IT FALLS ON WINTER SOLSTICE?

Caller: A fellow Buddhist practitioner’s birthday happens to fall on Winter Solstice. Is it alright to hold a birthday celebration?

Master Jun Hong Lu: It is best not to do so. Misfortune will surely befall you if you consume meat-based food on this day.

Caller: Is it alright if we invite friends for a vegetarian meal?

Master Jun Hong Lu: That is alright.

Source: Wenda20191117 11:35, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program