One Day Retreat with David Listen (7/31/2016)
Online Registration 9:00 am Introduction/Orientation/Dharma talk Moving meditation Sitting meditation, walking meditation, etc. 11:20 am Vegetarian Lunch Working Meditation Rest Dharma talk, meditation, etc. Sharing 5:00 pm Finish, Closing words David Listen has been
“Poems of the First Buddhist Woman” – Professor Charles Hallisey (8/28/2016 )
The Therigatha, composed more than 2,000 years ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist nuns. The poems are unmatched for their
Mahayana Sutra Book Club (4/17/2016)
The Origins and General Themes of the Mahayana Sutras with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and facilitators Online Registration
Qing Ming (Tomb-sweeping) Ceremony (TOE 4/9/2016)
Announcement of the Qing Ming (Tomb-sweeping) Ceremony 敬啟者: 本寺謹訂於2016年4月9日10:00a.m. ~ 4:00p.m.舉行清明法會,法會當日恭誦《地藏菩薩本願經》及佛前大供;敬設消災拔度牌位及設齋供眾,歡迎闔府蒞寺同霑法益。 清明,是中國傳統二十四節氣中的第五節氣,也是掃墓祭祖的重要節日。《歲時百問》說:「萬物生長此時,皆清潔而明淨,故謂之清明。」 宋朝以後,清明最重要的活動即是掃墓,親族子孫到祖先墓前,祭拜焚香,打掃墓園,表達慎終追遠之意。本寺特於此節日舉行清明法會,藉大眾共修之力,以期能夠達到冥陽兩利。 “Until the hells are empty, I vow not to become a Buddha; Only After all living beings