Past Events – Upcoming Events
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
Diamond Sutra Study Retreat Series 2• Ven. Ji Ru • 9/15 9am – 3pm
Celebrating BAUS’s 60th Anniversary and the New Dr. C.T. Shen & Mrs. Woo Ju Shen Memorial Hall The Emptiness in Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra & Bodhisattva Practice SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm Please Click Here to Register
9/8: Shakuhachi Flute Performance Ralph Samuelson, Shakuhachi Flute
REGISTER NOW Join us to experience the meditative sounds of the shakuhachi flute. The shakuhachi flute is tightly connected to Buddhism. During Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), monks of the Fuke Zen Buddhist sect played this flute while begging for alms.
8/30-9/2/24 The Buddha’s Guidance for Lay Disciples: a Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
A Four-Day Hybrid Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi August 30 through September 2nd In Person Registration Closed Online Registration Closed SCHEDULE YOU TUBE During the Buddha’s time, thousands of people left the household life to take up the lifestyle of
Diamond Sutra Study Retreat Series 1• Ven. Xin Xing • 8/25 9am – 3pm
Click Here to Register The stages of the two paths and five bodhicitta in the Diamond Sutra SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm Ven. Xin Xing The Founder and Abbot of Dharma Seal Monastery in Walden,
7/28 Zen and the Music of John Cage James Pritchett, Musicologist
REGISTER NOW Join us at the Woo Ju Memorial Library for Zen and the Music of John Cage: A Talk by James Pritchett, an insightful discussion of the intersection of Zen Buddhism and the avant-garde compositions of John Cage. July 28
Ven. Sayadaw U Aggañña Dhamma Event 5/25/24
youotube LIVE Please Join Venerable Sayadaw Saturday, May 25, 2024 From 9-11 AM Chuang Yen Monastery at Woo Ju Memorial Library In English with Chinese Interpretation Ven. Sayadaw U Aggañña Sayadaw is one of the Pa-Auk meditation teachers and has been teaching Samatha
2024 Extended Hours for Lunar New Year
Happy Year of the Dragon! We are please to annouce: The monastery will have extended hours for the whole week of Lunar New Year Feb 12-18 from 10 am to 3 pm. At this time no parking permit is needed.
Lunar New Year’s Blessings 2/10&11/2024 新春線上點燈
You are cordially invited to participate in this auspicious event. Light-a-light The Chuang Yen Monastery will conduct a ceremony of New Year’s blessings on February 10 and 11, 2024. During this ceremony, we will recite the Great Repentance before the
2024 LUNAR NEW YEAR 2/10&11
You must watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOVJ85Sfmoohttps://youtu.be/0NYcMyv-b74 Chinese New Year’s Blessings Ceremony on February 10 or 11. The local police department will control traffic for the event. Do not park at neighbor’s house, No Walking on Route 301. Arrive at