Practices and Pujas
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
Lama Chopa Puja
With Venerable Yangchen
Tuesday, May 26 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Lama Chopa, also called Guru Puja, is a beautiful, profound practice where we make offerings to and request blessings and inspiration from the Three Jewels and the Spiritual Teacher (whether or not the teacher is physically present). Lama Chopa with Tsog Offering is an excellent practice for […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, May 28 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, June 4 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, June 11 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Medicine Buddha Festival
Saturday, June 27 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Join us for a joyous day of offerings and community! The festival returns this year with a day of offerings honoring Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche's guidance and the display of our 24' Medicine Buddhas thangka and the Eight Great Bodhisattva thangkas. Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche has encouraged […]