First Tipitaka Chanting at Berkeley

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4th International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony Berkeley

Dear Friends in Dharma,

Please do register online as we begin to make preparations for this year’s ceremony in Berkeley.
We look forward to sharing another auspicoius experieince together by reciting the precious teachings of the Blessed One with the Mahasangha.

2017 International Resounding of the Precious Tipitaka in Berkeley!

From Fri, September 22,2017 12.00AM(Pacific

September 22nd, 2017

8:15 am All gather at Nyingma Institute (1815 Highland Place, Berkeley) Circumambulate Stupa
8:30 Begin Silent Peace Walk to Mangalam Centers for Buddhist Languages
9:00 am Procession through UC Berkeley Campus
9:30 am Start program at Mangalam Meditation Hall
Introduction and welcome by the Light of Buddhadharma Foundation
Lighting of lamps
Welcome speeches by senior venerable monks (3 minutes each)
11 am Lunch offering downstairs for monks downstairs
We would kindly request all venerable Sangha to bring their bowls
11 am-12 noon Lay devotee registration downstairs
12:00 pm Lunch buffet for lay devotees
1 pm Start program of chanting
3 – 3:30 pm Tea Break
3:30 – 5 pm Chanting
6 – 8 pm Public Dharma Talk: (Dharma College) 6-8:30 pm
Venerable Ajahn Pasanno, Abbot of Abhayagiri Monastery
“Living a Noble Life, Heart Advice from the Ajahn Chah lineage”.

September 23rd 2017

9 am Beginning chanting program at Mangalam Meditation Hall
11 am Lunch offering downstairs for monks
12:00 pm Lunch buffet for all lay devotees (monks and nuns to please bring bowls with you)
1 pm Start chanting program
3- 3:30 pm Tea Break
3:30 – 5 pm Chanting and Dedication of Merits
6:30- 8:30 pm Public Dharma Talk: To Be Announced

September 24, 2017

9 am Chanting program at Mangalam Meditation Hall
11 am Lunch offering downstairs for monks (monks and nuns to please bring bowls with you)
12:00 pm Lunch buffet for lay devotees
1 pm Start program of chanting
3 -3:30 pm Tea Break
3:30-5 pm Conclusion of program
Dedication of Merit
Handing out of certificates for participation

3rd International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony Berkeley

Buddhist Chanting Ceremony And World Peace Walk To Be Held In Berkeley,
CA – September 29th-October 1st, 2016

Following the success of the event in 2016, the Berkeley-based Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International (lbdfi.org), in association with its sister organizations of Dharma College, the Nyingma Institute, the Mangalam Centers, will host the 3rd International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony at the temples of Mangalam Centers, 2018 Allston Way and Dharma College 2222 Harold Way in downtown Berkeley from September 29th-October 1st, 2016. The Tipitaka (three baskets) contains the teachings of the Buddha given during his lifetime and preserved in the language of Pali.
The event will begin with a Peace Walk procession at 8:00 am from the Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, through the campus of University of California, Berkeley to the Mangalam Centers building. Over 50 eminent Theravadin monks and nuns from Northern California’s Burmese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, Sri Lankan and Vietnamese Buddhist temples will attend the two-day event, along with many lay Buddhist practitioners from around the Bay Area.

OPENING CEREMONY AND PEACE WALK

The peace walk will begin at 8:00 am on September 29th at Berkeley’s Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, with a brief ceremony and circumambulation of a Buddhist stupa followed by a silent procession through the UC Berkeley campus to downtown Berkeley, ending at Mangalam Centers located at 2018 Allston Way. The procession is entitled “The Inner Peace Walk – A Walk in Peace and Harmony for the Benefit of All.” The procession will feature venerable monks and nuns as well as lay practitioners and is open to the general public. Following the walk, participants will begin the chanting of the Tipitaka at Mangalam Centers

PEACE WALK AND CHANTING – ADMISSION

There is no fee to participate in the peace walk or chanting ceremonies. Please contact LBDFI at the address below to register your interest to attend. Donations (dana) are greatly appreciated. All donations will be given towards projects in Asia and ceremonial expenses. For more information, please visit LBDFI’s website at www.lbdfi.org, email: [email protected] or call (510) 809-1025.

DHARMA SPEAKERS

Dharma talks will be given and we will be updating the site with information on the biography of the dharma speaker.

CULTURAL PROGRAM

ABOUT THE LIGHT OF BUDDHADHARMA FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL (LBDFI)

LBDFI was founded in 2002 by the Venerable Tarthang Tulku in Berkeley, California with the aim of helping to revive the Buddhist culture of India. It is the primary sponsor of the International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony, which has been held in Bodhgaya, India, every year on December 2nd -13th since 2006. It now attracts over 3,500 monks and many thousands of lay followers from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Laos PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The Foundation has also sponsored chanting ceremonies in the Indian centers of Nagpur, New Delhi and Sankasya, along with international ceremonies at the Tooth Relic Temple in Sri Lanka.

Press Release 2014 (Eng)

Press Release 2014 (Thai)

The 4th International Tipitaka Chanting program is just 9 weeks away! If you have not registered yet, please take this precious opportunity to do so.We are surely looking forward to seeing you again!

2017 International Resounding of the Precious Tipitaka in Berkeley!

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I CANNOT ATTEND BUT I WANT TO DONATE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SISTER ORGANISATIONS

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Dharma Speakers

Berkeley Dharma Talk Poster with details
Dharma Talk Event Poster with details
Berkeley Oct1 Dharma Talk Poster

Media Coverage

Berkeley USA Tipitaka chanting news
Tipitaka Chanting Event News Berkeley USA

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