Past Events – Upcoming Events
2026 New Year’s Interfaith Prayer for World Peace
We are pleased to invite you to attend “The New Year’s Interfaith Prayer for World Peace on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026 (Thursday). Starting at 10:00 am in the Great Buddha Hall of Chuang-Yen Monastery. Start your New Year
MIND & LIFE 11/09, 11/23 12/07
SundaysNovember 9November 23December 7 10am-11:30 amWoo Ju Memorial Library Register Here Feeling stressed or anxious in today’s fast-paced world? You’re not alone. Join our Sunday Dharma Series, open to people from all walks of life. Rooted in Buddhist psychology and
11/23 Tea & Gratitude, A Thanksgiving Gathering
Thanksgiving is around the corner, let us gather with grateful hearts for family and for all who support this community. We warmly invite CYM volunteers, their families and friends, as well as new comers to an afternoon of tea ceremony,
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,
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
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
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