A notice on the Hanseong Chinese Association bulletin board announces the service, listed in its title for August 15-17. Fo Guang Shan is a Buddhist order headquartered in Taiwan.
A notice titled 「首爾佛光山寺啟建孝道月慈悲三昧水懺法會(8/15~8/17)」 is posted on the Hanseong Overseas Chinese Association bulletin board (bbs_seq=753). The title lists dates of August 15 to 17 and says the Seoul Fo Guang Shan temple is holding a Compassion Samadhi Water Repentance service for Filial Piety Month.
광고 문의 · 300×250This report is based on the notice's title only. The body could not be viewed, so the exact venue, times, registration method, cost and year have not been confirmed. Details cannot be stated until the association's notice or the temple provides them.
Filial Piety Month and the repentance service
In Buddhist communities, the seventh lunar month is commonly called Filial Piety Month, when services honoring parents and ancestors are customarily held. Taiwanese Buddhist writing links the month with the Ullambana and Zhongyuan observances. How this year's seventh lunar month corresponds to the August 15-17 dates in the notice was not verified.
The Compassion Samadhi Water Repentance is one of the repentance rites handed down in Chinese Buddhism. It is usually introduced together with the story of the Tang-dynasty monk Wuda, but that account is legend and is not treated here as established history. How Fo Guang Shan will conduct the service is unknown without the notice text.
Fo Guang Shan is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and is generally said to have been founded in 1967 by Master Hsing Yun, with branches around the world. The notice title confirms a Fo Guang Shan temple in Seoul. That the association posts such events reflects overlap between Seoul's Chinese community and Chinese-speaking believers. Readers interested in attending should consult the original notice or contact the Seoul temple directly.