Took part in my 3rd 3-Step-1-Bow, and left KMSPKS with my favourite pair of jeans torn. It was just barely a quarter into the procession, when I already felt stinging pain on my right knee--it was exposed. So I meticulously kneeled unbalanced-ly for most of the rest of the 3/4 route, which explains why the left side tore too. But the sense of completion is always great. Sometimes I compare this to some of the running events, and I thought, 3-step-1-bow is really quite physically demanding.
I did some simple Math this year. For every 1 minute, everyone would have completed three 3-step-1-bow. So for the typical 1.5-km route around KMSPKS, it takes roughly 2 hours, and hence, no less than 300 3-step-1-bows.
It is always this event every year, when I see for myself the sheer number of devouts out there (both young and old), congregating to perform this lengthy ceremony. It never fails to make me realise how small I am. Probably every one who were there, has different reasons to embrace Buddhism, but taking part in the ceremony on the holy Vesak Day has that only one reason.
I do hope to take part again next year.
人生是黑白的.
12:06 AM <3
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