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11/02 Mindfulness Photography with Venerable Youmin

Instructor: Venerable Youmin Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PMVenue: Chuang Yen Monastery at Woo Ju Memorial Library Mindfulness begins with still observation; Seeing without judgment, feeling without rush. In the play of light and shadow, awareness

Metta in Motion 10/11-13/25

LIVE THE MONASTERY RHYTHM FOR 3 DAYS Wake to the bell, keep quiet hours, bow with ease, and dine mindfully. Sit and walk in mettā, reflect in small circles, treat service as practice. Between sessions, rest in the temple’s woods, pond,

The Ullambana Ceremony 8/24/25

The Ullambana Ceremony “deliverance from suffering” will be held on August 24th, 2025 from 10:00 to 12:15 pm Tablets for Ceremony Chuang Yen Monastery will conduct a Ullambana (” deliverance from suffering”; Chinese transliteration yulan pen) Ceremony from 10:00 a.m.

7/27/25 Discovering Buddhism in China Today

Discovering Buddhism in China Today A Slideshow Presentation by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi July 27 at 2–4 pm in Kuan Yin Hall This past March, BAUS’s president Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi made a three-week visit to China, where he explored the present-day

Kuan-Yin Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment Ceremony 7/13/25

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. light-a-light Please join the chanting with the monasticcommunity of Chuang Yen Monasteryto pray for your family friends including all sentient beings for world of peaceand prosperity. Chuang Yen Monastery will

Summer Camp 2025

Please join us for this years annual summer camp! The camp hosts over 100 youth and adults to the mountainside monastery to study and practice the Buddhist Dharma under the summer sun. Campers will learn from and discuss with monastics

Summer Camp（7/4-7）

Volunteer_Register online ※只接受全程參加者。 Only accept participants can join whole summer camp. ※恕不接受父母親帶13歲以下小孩童來參加任何組別。 Not accept parents bring children under 13 years old to join summer camp. ※每一份報名表，只能填寫一個人。  請詳讀簡章和注意事項後，再填寫此報名表. Summer Camp is a free annual program hosted by The Buddhist Association of

Medicine Buddha Retreat 11/29-12/1

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo) light-a-light Chuang Yen Monastery will be hosting a gathering to practice the Medicine Buddha’s teaching from November 29th to December 1st, 2024. During the retreat, we will recite the Sutra on the Original Vows of the Medicine

CYM Kuan Yin Renunciation Ceremony(10/20/2024)

Chuang Yen Monastery will be holding a ceremony to commemorate Kuan-Yin Bodhisattva’s renunciation of the householder’s life. The ceremony will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on October 20, 2024. We will recite The Chapter on the Universal

9/29: Bard College Conservatory Chinese Music Ensemble

REGISTER NOW September 29 at 2:00 PM:  Bard College Conservatory Chinese Music Ensemble A concert of Chinese music performed on traditional Chinese instruments.  The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music promotes the study, performance, and appreciation

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