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Services will also be Live-streamed and recorded on our Facebook page. Join us virtually for an informative session. If you play ukelele, be ready for a strum-along at the end of the show. See attachments for details. Deadline for videos is Dec. The virtual Dharma School term will begin on Sunday, October 3, , at am. Thank you for your support with our Bazaar — At Home Edition! Orders for merchandise are now closed.

We plan to have merchandise for pick up and delivery by around Oct. You can support the temple by becoming a member. The Membership Dues Payment Form is available online here. Bowls of water and other food offerings are placed before the Buddharupa on a raised platform or altar. Traditionally in Theravada Buddhism, the laity were not expected to meditate or know the scriptures. That was the job of the monks and nuns in the Sangha.

The laity gain merit by supporting the Sangha and living a life of reverence and devotion which they express through worship and ethical living. Another feature of worship involves visiting stupas. View More. Learn More. Koichi's Kitchen. Treat yourself to a tasty, instructional, and entertaining virtual feast.

Hone your sushi-rolling skills and enjoy well-seasoned talk-story. Your sushi rolling will never be the same! Worship in Mahayana tradition takes the form of devotion to Buddha and to Bodhisattvas. Mantras and prayer Mantras Woman spinning prayer wheels A mantra is a word, a syllable, a phrase or a short prayer that is spoken once or repeated over and over again either aloud or in a person's head and that is thought to have a profound spiritual effect on the person.

Physical prayer aids Prayer wheel. These physical prayer devices are very common in Tibetan Buddhist communities. See also. Religion and Ethics home Interfaith calendar Ethics guides.

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