Greetings.

          According to the doctrinal principles of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism, celebrating Buddha's birthday is celebrating the birthday of everyone of us.  Therefore, I would like to firstly wish everyone a happy birthday.

          This year is the 2550th year on the Buddhist calendar. The doctrinal principles of Buddhism, the doctrinal principles of peace, friendliness, harmony and non-violence, after 2550 years of development, have attained a particularly good, international new scene this year.

          On the global perspective, an especially harmonious atmosphere has appeared within the Buddhist circle.  Buddhist communities in the whole world, be them exoteric or esoteric Buddhist schools, have attained unprecedented great unity.  Complete and definite evidence of this unprecedented great unity can be found from a series of historical events of the Buddhist circle accepting Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism.

          Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism left China and came to Australia seventeen years ago.  Under the support of the multicultural policy of Australia, a great development has been achieved.

          Represented by Patriarch Master Zhi-Ji who led a delegation, Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism, recently received a red-carpet reception by the Taiwan Buddhist circle, endorsed and identified by the lineage transmission teacher, the second patriarch of ancient Indian Tantrayana Buddhism the Great Holy as the third generation of ancient Indian Tantrayana Buddhism.  The Holy Tantra patriarch Master Zhi-Ji Vimalakirti of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism was identified as the third patriarch of ancient Indian Tantrayana Buddhism, the third generation ancient Indian Tantrayana Buddhism's .

          This is a historic event.

          Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism originated in ancient India, has been raised in the holy land of China, developed in Australia, identified by the Thousand Buddha Hill of Taiwan, and extensively disseminated to the whole world.

          This year's Bathing Buddha Festival is a very unique and especially holy festival.  Within primitive Buddhism, the Bathing Buddha Festival is called Vesak (Vesak includes the birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Buddha).  The United Nations has approved the Vesak Festival as an internationally statutory festival of the United Nations.  This is great good news for worldwide peace loving people, and demonstrates the doctrinal principles of Buddhism, the Buddhist doctrinal principles of peace, harmony, friendliness and non-violence, are being recognised and protected by the United Nations.

          The Vesak Festival this year is especially joyous.  The Buddhist Supreme Patriarch of Thailand and His Majesty the King of Thailand are holding a joint celebration.  This year is also the 60th Anniversary of Thailand's most respected His Majesty King Bhumipol's accession to the throne.  He invited Patriarch Master Zhi-Ji of our Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism to Thailand, to participate in the celebration.

          This demonstrates Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism is being recognized by worldwide peace loving people.  The doctrinal principles of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism, the doctrinal principle of harmony, is being approved by peace loving people of the world.  Hence, the worldwide development of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism, is still growing and flourishing like the sun at high noon.

          We have to thank the popularisation and success of the multicultural policy of the Australian Government.  The possibility of development of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism today is inseparable from the great support of the Australian Government and its people.  We thank the Australian Government and all Australians.

          While celebrating in Thailand, the World Headquarters of Chinese Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism is celebrating the Bathing Buddha Festival simultaneously.  This year's Bathing Buddha Festival is more solemn and majestic than those of past years.

          We wish every guest a lovely, joyful and delightful day.

          Thank you all.