“Huayen Offerings to Buddhas and Celestial Beings Dharma Event and Chinese New Year Cundī Blessing Service”
ABLS will host the Huayen Offerings to Buddhas and Celestial Beings Dharma event and Chinese New Year Cundī Blessing service from February 18th to February 25th, 2024. This event aims to kickstart the New Year by accumulating merit and wisdom through repentance, mantra recitation, and cultivating a mind aligned with the wisdom and compassion of Cundī Bodhisattva.
The schedule includes the ceremony of Huayen Offerings to Buddhas and Celestial Beings and the Chinese New Year Prayer service on February 18th at 9 AM. The afternoon session will feature the Medicine Buddha Honoring service, Eighty-Eight Buddha Repentance and Meng Shan Food Bestowal Ceremony.
From February 19th (Monday) through February 24th (Saturday), the assembly will chant the Cundī Sutra and Cundī Mantra (Incantation) from 4:30 to 6 PM daily. On February 22nd (Thursday) the session will start at 3:30 PM due to evening Dharma classes.
On the last day, February 25th, starting at 9 AM, there will be the Cundī Repentance and Cundī Mantra in the morning, followed by the Food Offering Ceremony at noon, and the Cundī Sutra, Eighty-Eight Buddha Repentance and Meng Shan Food Bestowal Ceremony in the afternoon.
Every Sunday (9:00 – 15:30), all are cordially invited to join us inside the Buddha Hall without the need for prior appointments. For those planning to stay for the afternoon service, we offer a complimentary lunch. Please bring your lunch box and utensils.
Additionally, from Tuesday to Saturday (9:30 – 16:00), visitors are welcome to come inside the Buddha Hall on their own. Morning and Evening Liturgy are open for participation by appointment from Monday to Saturday.
Please note that Lectures such as Expounding the Lotus Sutra, Introduction to the Vimalakīrti Sutra continue to be hosted on ZOOM, as before.
For those wish 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, feel free to register in person or call the office (408-942-0874) during our regular hours (9:30 – 16:00 Tuesday to Sunday). Alternatively, you can send your requests by mail, email at info@huayenusa.org ,or reach out to us through our official website at https://www.huayenusa.org/contact-us. We will be glad to be of further assistance.
Registration for year 2024 is now open, which includes year-long offerings to the Triple Gem, blessing plates for the living, light offerings to Buddhas, pacifying Tai Sui (for the birth year of the Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat, Rabbit) and blessing plates for the deceased. To download application forms, please visit: http://www.huayenusa.org/intro-abls/app-forms.