Source: My Central Jersey
The New Jersey Buddhist Culture Center on Sunday celebrated Buddha's birthday with a ritual of spiritual cleansing, as the first of many special events the center's leaders and members said they hope will take place in their new home.
Buddha's birthday celebration, part of a multicultural festival to which the public was invited, was held at the center's new location at 1007 New Brunswick Ave. The center purchased the former Christian school late last year and moved in early this year, said Miao Zhong, a religious leader at the center.
The center has shifted around through rented quarters since it was established in 1996 in the basement of an area home, said Ellen Yu, a member and spokeswoman for the center.
The center, affiliated with the state chapter of Buddha's Light International Association, attracts members from Somerset, Middlesex and parts of Morris and Monmouth counties, Yu said.