Buu Mon Buddhist Temple
10th Annual Lotus and Bamboo Festival
and Vesak Celebration
Music by Samsara throughout the weekend and Artist Exhibition
Saturday, June 7th
09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m. Explore the Gardens and Enjoy the Festival
09:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Welcome Speech - Most Venerable Thich Huyen Viet, Abbot/Steve Muzos,
President of Texas Bamboo Society – Alley Between Garden B & C
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Lecture: The Abbot and his Gardens - *Most Venerable Thich Huyen Viet -
Garden A
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Lecture: Bamboo – *TBS Member - Front of
12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. Lunch Break
01:15 p.m. – 02:00 p.m. Lecture: Ponds - *Terry Looney - Garden C
02:10 p.m. – 02:55 p.m. Lecture: Tea and Its Preparation - *Rev. Kassapa – Lotus Hall
03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Martial Arts Performance – *Master: Allen King - Garden B
04:15 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Lecture: Organic Gardening – *Jay Cockrell – Garden C
Dhamma Discussion in English - Meditation Hall
Dhamma Discussion in Vietnamese – Buddha Hall
05:15 p.m. – 06:00 p.m. Lecture: Bamboo – *TBS Member - Front of Booth
06:30 p.m. – 09:30 p.m. Cultural Entertainment – Lotus Hall
Sunday, June 8th
09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m. Explore the Gardens and Enjoy the Festival
09:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Lecture: Organic Gardening – *Jay Cockrell – Garden C
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Lecture: Bamboo – *TBS Member - Front of Booth
11:45 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch served for everyone – Lotus Hall
01:30 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. Buddha’s Birthday (Vesak) Celebration – Buddha Hall
03:45 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. Martial Arts Performance - Grandmaster: Van Binh – Garden B
04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. Lecture: Bamboo – *TBS Member - Front of Booth
06:00 p.m. Festival Closes –Thank you for attending
Plants will be available both days
***Program Subject to Change Without Notice***
*Terri Looney associated with Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research & Extension Center - Beaumont, TX
*Most Venerable Thich Huyen Viet is the founder of Buu Mon Water Gardens – Port Arthur, TX
*Rev. Kassapa is the resident Theravada Monk at Buu Mon Temple, Port Arthur, TX
*Jay Cockrell associated with Doguet’s Rice Milling Co. of Beaumont, Texas
*Master Allen King of Ancient Martial Arts of Port Arthur, TX
*Grandmaster Van Binh of Self-Defense Academy of Houston, TX
*Bamboo Lecturers members of the Texas Bamboo Society (TBS)
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