Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony

Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony

In Person and Zoom Join us for a special opportunity to receive the Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows from Geshe Thubten Sherab. These profound commitments mark the heart of the Buddhist path—taking refuge in the Three Jewels and embracing the bodhisattva’s vow to...
Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony

Shakyamuni Buddha Meditation

In Person and Zoom Join us on this Holy Day as we offer the 8 Mahayana Precepts, the recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light, and a Shakyamuni Buddha Meditation. Open door, open heart. Donations are always optional.
Recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light

Recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light

Join us on Saka Dawa Duchen – a holy day in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar – for the recitation of the  Sutra of Golden Light. On this powerful day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, the effects of virtuous actions are...
Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony

Guru Puja

A tsog offering, typically held on the tenth and twenty-fifth of the Tibetan lunar calendar, is done in conjunction with the practice of Guru Puja, in Tibetan, Lama Chopa (or the buddha Vajrasattva). It is a series of offerings and requests to the spiritual teacher in...
Tara Puja

Tara Puja

Once a month, on the eighth of the Tibetan month, we perform The Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara. She is known as the liberator from the fears of samsara and is an embodiment of enlightened action, one of the three essential qualities of a buddha (the others...