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New Buddhist Temple in Boulder / Denver!

1/8/2023

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New temple opening near Denver!
Great Dharma Chan Monastery - Chung Tai Zen Center of Boulder Colorado (Pu Fa Temple 普法禪寺)
https://www.greatdharmachanmonastery.org/

Same family as Atlanta's Dharma Jewel Monastery - Chung Tai Chan Monastery, the Great Dharma Chan Monastery is now open in Boulder CO! Zen meditation classes in English and in Chinese!

Great Dharma Chan Monastery Lunar New Year Event 

Great Dharma Chan Monastery will have a Lunar New Year Celebration on Jan. 22nd (Sunday) from 10:00am-2:00pm. There will be a GuanYin Chanting Ceremony, Zen talk, blessing bell striking, new year lamp lighting (you can write down your wishes), and vegetarian meal. If you would like to celebrate the lunar new year the Zen way, and enjoy a delicious meal at a monastery, this is the place to be.

On January 22, Great Dharma Chan Monastery will host multiple activities to welcome the Year of the Rabbit in with peace and prosperity.
You will be able to strike the blessing bell, light a new year’s lamp (including wish writing), and enjoy a vegetarian meal. 
Please visit https://www.greatdharmachanmonastery.org for more information.


中台山美國科羅拉多州分院普法禪寺新春活動
普法禪寺大年初一(1/22)將舉辦不同的活動讓大家有機會來寺院開始吉祥平安的兔年。
大家雖然人在美國,但可以把握難得的因緣來叩吉祥鐘,用平安齋,點燈為自己和家人祈福。
以下為活動資訊。
活動及素齋費用全免,歡迎大眾隨喜布施。
普法網站:https://www.greatdharmachanmonastery.org/zh



Great Dharma Chan Monastery Boulder Zen Chinese Buddhist Temple
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In Harvard session, Dalai Lama sees connection as the response to turmoil

1/26/2021

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In Harvard session, Dalai Lama sees connection as the response to turmoil:
“Happiness is in the mind,” the Dalai Lama said. As individuals and as leaders, when we reach out to others, lifting them up, we experience that connection, and the resulting fulfillment brings us happiness. We need a sense of oneness. We are each one of 7 billion human beings.”

“Time is always moving,” he said. “We cannot change the past. The future is not yet come. What kind of future depends on the present, the younger generation — you are the key people who can create a happier future. So, please, you should not just copy what has happened. New thinking is very necessary. Please think more.”


https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/01/in-harvard-session-dalai-lama-sees-connection-as-the-response-to-turmoil/
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You can watch the entire Harvard Business School session on the Dalai Lama Youtube channel
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WWGYD

10/21/2020

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We are EXCITED to announce WWGYD:
“What Would Guan Yin do?” is Georgia Buddhist Summer Camp's weekly virtual session with Bhikshu Jin He from Berkeley Buddhist Monastery (a branch of Dharma Realm Buddhist Association) in California. We welcome you to join this weekly session for adults to discuss ways of interpreting the Dharma to a modern & relevant perspective, as we identify principles from culture, tradition and popular opinion. We are using the Universal Door Chapter of the Lotus Sutra to see how the Dharma plays a role in our daily lives. Suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. 


Fridays at 8pm Eastern time via Zoom


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82908864838?pwd=NEhsTjl0empFbVBLa3FVN1pJK1pIUT09
 
Meeting ID: 829 0886 4838
Password: 777456

On hiatus temporarily October 20 - November 2020
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Pali Language - the Buddha's original words

9/15/2020

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From Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi, a class on Pali online via Zoom from Chuang Yen Monastery in New York,  8:15pm Eastern Time on Mondays and Wednesday!
** New dates have been added: August 17, 19, 24, 26 and 31, September 2, 9 , 14, and 16,  (September 7 NO Class due to Abhidhamma retreat)  **
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The most important languages for studying Buddhism are of course the ones you know and can use... but for those wanting to go as close as possible to the original teachings, the most important languages for studying Buddhism are Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan. The teachings of the Buddha were not written down for a few hundred years, but once they were, they were recorded in either Pali or Sanskrit, two ancient languages of the Indian subcontinent. The Pali cannon survives today in the Theravada teachings, widespread in the "Southern" regions such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. The Sanskrit cannon became the foundation of Mahayana teachings of the "Northern" regions such as China. A robust liturgy in Chinese was developed over centuries of monastics cultivating, and this Chinese-based cannon was then translated into most of the schools found in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. A separate lineage in Tibetan focused on Vajrayana and tantric teachings also arose, which spread from Tibet to central Asia, and what are now areas like Bhutan and Mongolia.
Thus, to study the root teachings, we now use translations in English. But translations may reflect a translator's understanding and lack cultural nuances or deeper meanings. So, for those really trying to see the meanings of Buddha's original sutras and stories, the closest we can get is through readings in Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, or Tibetan.

If you have ever wanted to study Pali, the language of the Pali Canon (the most complete ancient collection of the Buddha's teachings), here is your chance. My long-time Pali student Stephen Sas will be teaching a Summer Intensive Pali Course over July and early August. The course is free, but will cover a lot of ground. See below for the details.
Once you learn Pali, you are no longer at the mercy of translators, but can read the texts on your own in the language in which they have been preserved from ancient times.

http://www.BAUS.org for details (Buddhist Association of the United States)
Course handouts and reading material at 
​https://www.baus.org/en/baus-groups/cym/an-introduction-to-pali-a-summer-intensive-course/

Missed a class? Watch LIVE or archives on Chuang Yen Monastery's YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/user/bauscym
Pali language online course Buddhist text
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