“Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment Day Dharma Service”
ABLS will celebrate Avalokitesvara (Guanyin) Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment Day on July 25th, 2021 (Sunday). Starting at 9 AM, there will be Liturgy of Guanyin Bodhisattva, with the assembly chanting the Avalokiteshvara Mantra (incantation), Heart Sutra, Universal Gate Sutra, and making light offerings. Food Offering Ceremony will be conducted at noon. Starting again at 1:30 PM, participants will chant the Cundī Sutra, Cundī Mantra, followed by Eighty-Eight Buddha Repentance, and Meng Shan Food Bestowal Ceremony.
In response to spread of COVID-19 Delta variant, and to prevent the transmission of the virus among religious communities, the 2021 Ullambana Celebration Dharma Service has been be changed to a One-Month Intensive Practice (see the attached time table for details), starting from 8/8/2021 to 9/12/2021 (on the last day of 9/12/2021: Dedication of Merits & Burning Name Plates). Please contact our office for more detailed information.
Starting from June 15th, the Main Hall doors facing the South courtyard will be open so that visitors can make offerings and pay respect to the deceased in the courtyard South of the Main Hall. The opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday (9：30－17：30) and Sunday (9：00－15：30). Be sure to wear Face Masks when coming here. Please note that the inside of the Main Hall is still closed to the public for now.
If you need to make offerings to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, support the temple, make light offerings, or set up blessing plates for the living or the deceased, please call the office during our regular hours (9：30－16：00 Tuesday to Sunday). You can also send your request by mail, email info@huayenusa.org, drop-off, or contact us through our official website https://www.huayenusa.org/contact-us. We will be glad to be of further assistance.
