Amitabha Chanting Retreat

  • Date:
    Sunday – Saturday, December 19th – 25th, 2021
  • Descriptions:

    As the New Year approaches, we have respectfully requested our Venerable Abbot, Dharma Master Tze Cheng, to preside over a Seven-Day Amitabha Retreat. The daily schedule will consist of reciting the Amitabha Sutra and Amitabha Buddha’s holy name. Every evening, there will be the Greater Transference of Merits Ceremony to bring together our provisions for rebirth in the Western Pure Land. Join us in prayer to remove our karmic obstacles and be pure in both body and mind as we welcome in the New Year, and transfer our merits toward all sentient beings realizing Buddhahood. May the Buddhadharma flourish and the suffering in the Three Lower Realms cease. May all nations be prosperous, and all people be well. May the weather be favorable and the world be at peace. We invite everyone to take advantage of this opportunity by making a reservation to attend the service in person, or by joining the service online.

    During the Amitabha Retreat and Water Repentance Service, there will be a “Thousand Buddhas Lamp Altar” set up as an offering to the Buddhas. There will also be Longevity plaques for those who wish to transfer merits toward health and auspiciousness for their living relatives, and Memorial plaques in prayer for deliverance of ancestors, karmic enemies and relatives, so that they will be free from suffering and seek rebirth in the Pure Land. Plaques may be set up online or by contacting the Information Centre.

    Choose one of the methods below to set up your plaques:
    1. Download and fill out the form, and send us the filled form by email, text message(SMS), or fax, then call us at 604-271-0009
    2. Interac e-Transfer (Please call us at 604-271-0009 before transfer)
      • Log in to your online or mobile banking app and look for the option to send an Interac e-transfer.
      • You will receive a confirmation email or message from your bank.
      • Forward the confirmation message to [email protected], and attach the filled form (PDF or JPG file)
    3. Go to Online donation below

 

Amitabha Chanting Retreat Plaques