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Taking Refuge and the Five Precepts Ceremony

22 February 2025 (Saturday)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Meditation Hall

Taking refuge in the Three Jewels, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, is the first step on the Buddhist path.

One who seeks to purify the body and mind and embark on the Buddhist path of awakening should take refuge in the Three Jewels and faithfully uphold the Five Precepts. These form the foundation of the Buddhist practice and help cultivate discipline and morality.

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The Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Sutra Ceremony

Sunday, March 2, 2025

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Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Presided by the Temple’s Abbot, Venerable Guan Cheng

Location: Main Gracious Hall

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If you want to get the plain truth, be not concerned with right and wrong. The conflict between right and wrong is the sickness of the mind.

― Hsin-hsin Ming — ”

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