Past Events – Upcoming Events
BRONX 3-Day Mindfulness of Breath Retreat (TOE: 11/15 – 17)
Please join us for a 3-day retreat The Mindfulness of Breathingwith Venerable Dr. Dhammadipa Friday November 15, 1 pm to 5 pm. Saturday and Sunday November 16 and 17, 9 am to 5pm. Lunch will be provided on Saturday and
KATHINA ceremony (Temple of Enlightenment in Bronx, 10/26-27 )
Oct 26 • 7 pm BUDDHA PUJA Oct 26 • 8 pm to 12 midnight BLESSING CHANTING Oct 27 • 9 am KATHINA ROBE Procession Oct 27 • 10 am KATHINA ROBE and PIRIKARA (gifts) coffering to the monks Oct 27 • 11 am Lunch Oct
CYM Kuan Yin Renunciation Ceremony(10/20/2024)
Chuang Yen Monastery will be holding a ceremony to commemorate Kuan-Yin Bodhisattva’s renunciation of the householder’s life. The ceremony will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on October 20, 2024. We will recite The Chapter on the Universal
9/29: Bard College Conservatory Chinese Music Ensemble
REGISTER NOW September 29 at 2:00 PM: Bard College Conservatory Chinese Music Ensemble A concert of Chinese music performed on traditional Chinese instruments. The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music promotes the study, performance, and appreciation
Diamond Sutra Study Retreat Series 2• Ven. Ji Ru • 9/15 9am – 3pm
Celebrating BAUS’s 60th Anniversary and the New Dr. C.T. Shen & Mrs. Woo Ju Shen Memorial Hall The Emptiness in Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra & Bodhisattva Practice SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm Please Click Here to Register
9/8: Shakuhachi Flute Performance Ralph Samuelson, Shakuhachi Flute
REGISTER NOW Join us to experience the meditative sounds of the shakuhachi flute. The shakuhachi flute is tightly connected to Buddhism. During Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), monks of the Fuke Zen Buddhist sect played this flute while begging for alms.
8/30-9/2/24 The Buddha’s Guidance for Lay Disciples: a Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
A Four-Day Hybrid Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi August 30 through September 2nd In Person Registration Closed Online Registration Closed SCHEDULE YOU TUBE During the Buddha’s time, thousands of people left the household life to take up the lifestyle of
Diamond Sutra Study Retreat Series 1• Ven. Xin Xing • 8/25 9am – 3pm
Click Here to Register The stages of the two paths and five bodhicitta in the Diamond Sutra SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm Ven. Xin Xing The Founder and Abbot of Dharma Seal Monastery in Walden,
The Ullambana Ceremony 8/18/24
The Ullambana Ceremony“deliverance from suffering” will be held on August 18th, 2024 from 10:00 to 12:15 pm Tablets for Ceremony Chuang Yen Monastery will conduct a Ullambana (” deliverance from suffering”; Chinese transliteration yulan pen) Ceremony from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15
TOE 7/26-28 3-Day Retreat Mindfulness of Breathing (Bronx)
REGISTER NOW Join us for a 3-Day Retreat on the Mindfulness of Breathing with Bhante Subodha Temple of Enlightenment in the Bronx July, Friday 26 – Sunday 28, 2024 DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE ZOOM LINK Bhante Subodha, a native of Sri Lanka,
7/28 Zen and the Music of John Cage James Pritchett, Musicologist
REGISTER NOW Join us at the Woo Ju Memorial Library for Zen and the Music of John Cage: A Talk by James Pritchett, an insightful discussion of the intersection of Zen Buddhism and the avant-garde compositions of John Cage. July 28
Kuan-Yin Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment Ceremony 7/21/24
Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. light-a-light Please join the chanting with the monasticcommunity of Chuang Yen Monasteryto pray for your family friends including all sentient beings for world of peaceand prosperity. Chuang Yen Monastery will