Cross-religious spiritual dialogue St. Andrew's school visits Xiangyun Temple to experience tea ceremony and meditation

Reporter of Life News Agency, Xixiu, reported by Austin

On October 20, 25 sixth- to eighth-grade students from St. Andrew's Anglican School in Austin, accompanied by two teachers, visited Xiangyun Temple in Foguang Mountain to experience Buddhist culture and meditation.

The activity is guided by volunteers to guide teachers and students to experience "tea meditation blindly", and to guide meditation through the puppet Bodhi developed by Nantian Temple in Australia, so that students can learn to concentrate and stabilize their bodies and minds in a relaxed and lively atmosphere. Later, the students personally served as tea masters, served tea to their companions, and listened to Master Jueji's introduction of the types of tea and the spirit of tea meditation.

Then, teachers and students watched the animated short film "Biography of Buddha", which was explained by volunteer Bob and answered questions. Then they visited the "Buddha's Eight Phases of Taoism" and Guanyin Pavilion to understand the beauty of Buddhist history and temple architecture. At the end of the activity, teachers and students stretched their bodies and minds together on the Avenue of Buddhahood, and were given three good bracelets symbolizing "doing good deeds, saying good words and good intentions". This visit promotes cross-cultural exchanges through meditation, tea ceremony and cultural tours, so that students can understand Buddhism in experience and feel the spirit of Buddhism in the world.