Annual Animal Blessing: Nalandra Institute

The Nalandra Institute invites you to:

The 14th Annual Animal Blessing

Date: Sunday 5 October 2025     Time: 10am to 2pm
Location: Quang Minh Temple, 18 Burke St, Braybrook

This year is Nalandra’s 14th Annual Animal Blessing, and we are thrilled to join a global celebration of the 100th anniversary of World Animal Day. We are honoured to partner with the Vietnamese Buddhist community at Quang Minh Temple, who will generously host this year's blessing in Braybrook. This will be our biggest celebration yet, with a blending of traditions and the goal of encouraging World Animal Day in a Buddhist way on a grand scale. We will dedicate the day to animals in all situations—pets, sick or elderly animals, and those in slaughterhouses—by reciting the Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha mantras and prayers to send them blessings.

The blessing of individual animals will be conducted by the three Buddhist masters from three traditions: His Eminence Zimo’g Rinpoche (Tibetan, Nalandra), Venerable Phuoc Tan (Vietnamese, Quang Ming Temple) and Venerable Chi Kwang (Korean, Seon Temple Kinglake). Each animal will receive blessed food to take home and a blessing cord to carry the blessings through life.

We invite everyone—pet owners and animal lovers alike—to join us in a heartfelt tribute to the unconditional love and trust our animal companions offer. This day is our chance to come together, regardless of our dietary choices or whether we own a pet, to dedicate our compassion to these treasured beings. We will honor those who have passed, pray for those seeking a loving home, and show gratitude to our current companions by welcoming them as special guests. Animals who can’t attend or who are deceased can be included in the blessing by registering their names on our website. Animals that are attending can be registered at the event.

This event is entirely non-profit. All proceeds raised will be channeled directly to selected animal charities, ensuring your support goes directly to where it is needed most. The beneficiaries this year are Animal Aid Coldstream, Macclesfield CFA Large Animal Rescue, and World Wildlife Fund- Australia.

PROGRAM

Please invite your friends, family, children, and pets to receive Buddha's blessing. This will be a day filled with joy and community, with a free vegetarian lunch and refreshments.

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