美国加州万佛圣城开光三十周年庆典活动举行（图）

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加州州长的贺信

据海外媒体报道，近日，为纪念美国万佛圣城创建者宣化上人暨万佛圣城成立30周年纪念日，万佛圣城特举行了庆祝活动。

此次活动的发言人Terri Nicholson表示，“我们借此次万佛圣城30周年庆典向宣化上人表示感谢，并将心怀感激的去思考，赋予万佛圣城新活力。”

宣化上人以其在美国期间，创建许多西方的佛教机构而闻名。他是第一批把东方佛教传到西方的著名禅师之一，并使一些美国本土人剃度出家，成为美国第一批佛弟子。

据悉，加州州长阿诺史瓦辛格致电祝贺圣城开光三十周年，他在信中说到，加州得以呈现今日之殊胜风貌，各宗教信众扮演了重要的角色。万佛圣城已成为国际佛教中心，与会大众通过各项法会共修、义工计划，以及无数教育与对外活动的机会来利益众生。他代表全体加州民众向与会大众表示感谢，并祝福各位不断进步、成功。（编译：子规）

The memory of Buddhist "venerable master," Hsuan Hua, was celebrated last weekend at The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, as part of the 30th anniversary of the monastery.

Hua, known for the founding of many western Buddhist institutions during his time in the United States, was one of the first known Ch'an masters to transmit orthodox East Asian Buddhism to the west and ordained some of the first native-born Buddhist monks in the United States.

"We're paying gratitude to him on this 30th anniversary how he helped establish the City of 10 Thousand Buddhas. "We're reflecting with gratitude and renewing with vigor" said Terri Nicholson, a spokesperson for the event.