Monday, July 28, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Chökhor Düchen
Reciting the Treasury of Blessings and the Heart Sutra, followed by a Lamp Offering.
The Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma (Chökhor Düchen) is one of the four most important Buddhist celebrations. It occurs on the fourth day of the sixth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Seven weeks after his enlightenment, Buddha delivered his first teaching, the Four Noble Truths, thus turning the Wheel of Dharma.
The Treasury of Blessings Sadhana is a simple and beautiful meditation on Sakyamuni Buddha that anyone can practise.
The Heart Sutra encapsulates the topic of the Prajnaparamita (Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom) Sutra on the unerring paths of methods taught in all Sutras.
Through the Lamp Offering, we offer light with the aspiration that obstacles to personal and global peace be overcome; and that happiness, love, and compassion spread throughout the world and benefit all beings.
Members: Free
Non-members: Suggested donation of $10
On this auspicious day, Acharya Chöying Gyurmey will also offer the Refuge Vow and the Bodhisattva Vow to those who request it.
Note, to be eligible to take the Bodhisattva Vow, one must have taken the Refuge Vow and the Lay Precepts.