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Location:10060 No. 5 Road, Richmond BC V7A 4E5 View Map
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Refuge-taking Ceremony
Refuge-taking Ceremony
The Background of the Samadhi Water Repentance
The Compassionate Samadhi Water Repentance originates from the Tang Dynasty. National Master Wu Da, suffering from lingering illness, received Venerable Kanaka’s help to wash away his abscess using Samadhi Water and a repentance ritual to cleanse his negative karma from many lifetimes past. This repentance ritual has elicited many inconceivable responses from its practitioners throughout history. Sincerely engaging in repentance will enable us to change our negative karma and unfold our wisdom, remove our karmic offenses and increase our blessings.
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Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
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Please encourage your family and friends to recite the Amitabha Sutra, the Amitabha Buddha’s name as it will yield boundless merits. Please register the number of times you will recite them on the form below.
With the global pandemic yet to settle down, and disasters happening everywhere in the world, the temple is encouraging everyone to make a vow to recite the Amitabha Sutra, or Amitabha Buddha’s name from October 25 to December 25, and dedicate the resulting merits toward the elimination of the pandemic, and the peace and happiness of all sentient beings.
The temple will announce the names of the participants during the final Dedication of Merits on December 25, the last day of the 7-Day Amitabha Chanting Retreat. Please invite your friends and family to recite together, as it will yield boundless merits. Please fill out the form with the details of your recitation before December 21.
勸請讀誦阿彌陀經、彌陀聖號登記表
備註: 若您填寫發願內容後，想要再增加，可以再一次進入此登記表，登記額外增加的次數，此統計表會自動加總您所發心的總數。
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Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
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Descriptions:Please encourage your family and friends to recite the Great Compassion Mantra, the Universal Gateway Chapter, or the Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name as it will yield boundless merits. Please register the number of times you will recite them on the form below.
勸請讀誦普門品、大悲咒、觀音聖號登記表
備註: 若您填寫發願內容後，想要再增加，可以再一次進入此登記表，登記額外增加的次數，此統計表會自動加總您所發心的總數。
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Aranya Offering to the Sangha & Dedication of Merits
Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada) Aranya Offering to the Sangha Event and Ullambana Offering Ceremony 2021
In celebration of Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada)’s 22nd anniversary, the temple held the Aranya Offering to the Sangha Event. A total of 58 monasteries in the Greater Vancouver area were invited to participate, with representatives from the Southern, Northern, Tibetan, and other Buddhist traditions. 127 Dharma Masters from 30 monasteries accepted offerings from this event. Volunteers of the temple’s Community-Based Organizations delivered the offerings to the participating monasteries. All of the Dharma Masters were full of joy and gratitude to receive offerings from people all over the world, especially during the pandemic. It was particularly moving to feel the sense of mutual care and concern among the monasteries. Starting at 8:00am on September 19, the day of the temple’s anniversary, the Ullambana Offering Ceremony and Dedication of Merits was streamed online. In the afternoon, there was a Grand Mengshan Food Bestowal, during which the meritorious virtues of making offerings to the Buddha and the Sangha were dedicated toward the benefit of all sentient beings.
Before the ceremony, there were two themed videos, titled “2021 Aranya Offering to the Sangha” and “In Praise of the Sangha”. In the first video, we see how the volunteers from the various Community-Based Organizations sincerely and respectfully delivered offerings to the participating Dharma Masters. The Dharma Masters also made audio and video recordings of their prayers for all the benefactors to enjoy peace, auspiciousness, and move forward in their Bodhi path. “In Praise of the Sangha” is a video of made by lay practitioners of the temple, in which they use different languages to express their respect and gratitude toward the Sangha Treasure. They thank the Dharma Masters for leaving their home life to dedicate their entire lives to propagating the Buddhadharma, engaging in self-cultivation, and benefiting others. This video also includes a touching performance of the song, “In Praise of the Sangha” , by volunteers and Buddhist Youth of Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada).
Before the ceremony, our Abbot, Venerable Master Tze Cheng, discussed how the truths of the universe are shared through people, and that is the only way more people will understand it. Therefore, the Buddha instructed his disciples to establish the Sangha assembly. Over two or three thousand years of hard work by virtuous Masters, the Buddhadharma has been transmitted all over the world. We are fortunate to be able to hear the Buddha’s awakened teachings in the 21st century. The Buddha often emphasized the significance of the Three Treasures. The Venerable Abbot discussed two ways to ensure the lasting presence of the Three Treasures in the world: by means of internal and external giving. External giving is when we use material items to make offerings in support of the Three Treasures, so that they can be settled in their cultivation of the Way, and be free of obstacles in their propagation of the Buddhadharma.
There are two types of internal giving. The first kind is giving our sincere intention to support, protect, and carry on the Three Treasures. The second kind is giving with our bodies. Apart from helping out as a volunteer, we can also personally take part in the Three Treasures. The Three Treasures require people with all kinds of skills and abilities, and especially youthful energy. Only by carrying it on through the generations will we prevent the Sangha treasure from falling apart, and ensure the continuation of the Buddhadharma. The Venerable Abbot also thanked all of the Dharma Masters who accepted the offerings from this event, and wished them good health and longevity, so that they will continue the Buddhist lineage in this world. He also followed and rejoiced in the meritorious virtues of the volunteers, who contributed their time and energy to deliver the offerings to each of the participating monasteries.
The ceremony consisted of two parts, the first being “Purification and Sutra Recitation”, presided over by Dharma Master Tze Song. After reciting the Great Compassion Mantra and purifying the Hall, the Ullambana Sutra and the Sutra of the Meritorious Virtues of the Sangha were recited, along with the Mantra to Repay the Kindness of our Parents. The merits were dedicated to the transcendence of our parents in past lifetimes, and the everlasting health and happiness of our parents in the present life. We also prayed that the pandemic will soon subside, people’s minds will be at ease, and the world be at peace. The second part was the Ullambana Offering Ceremony. Ullambana is a term that means “to save those who are upside down, and relieve their suffering”. During this ceremony, we offer bowls of food to the Buddha and the Sangha, and pray that the Three Treasures will save sentient beings suffering in the hells. After presenting the offerings and chanting the praises, the presiding Dharma Master and leading Ceremonial Masters respectfully recited the Declaration of Merits. The merits and virtuous roots generated from the entire ceremony were dedicated toward repaying the Four Kindnesses above, and saving the Six Paths below, so that the living will enjoy blessings, happiness, and longevity, and the deceased will be free of suffering and transcend [to a better realm].
Refuge Taking Ceremony Without Borders
Refuge Taking Ceremony Without Borders
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Descriptions:Oct. 2 05:30~06:30 PM(Vancouver)
Oct. 3 08:30~09:30 AM (Beijing/Taipei)
Our abbot Ven. Master Tze Cheng will preside over the service
Simultaneous English Translation
To participate, please fill out the registration form online or contact the temple for more information. Deadline: Oct. 1
Reminders
Those who wish to take refuge:
- Must participate in the online Refuge Taking Ceremony
- Must participate in the mandatory online class
Oct.09 PM 05:30~07:30 (Vancouver)
Oct. 10 AM 08:30~10:30 (Beijing/Taipei)
- Please use the Buddha shrine in your home or choose a clean place to participate in the ceremony.
- Please sign-in online 15 minutes before the service.
加拿大靈巖山寺皈依報名表
Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada) Refugee Ceremony Registration Form
Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
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Descriptions:Please encourage your family and friends to recite the Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva as it will yield boundless merits.
Please register the number of times you will recite them on the form below.
勸請讀誦地藏經登記表
備註: 若您填寫發願內容後，想要再增加，可以再一次進入此登記表，登記額外增加的次數，此統計表會自動加總您所發心的總數。
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Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
Dedicate the Merits of Your Practice to Put an End to The Disasters All Over the World
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Descriptions:Please encourage your family and friends to recite the Great Compassion Mantra, the Universal Gateway Chapter, or the Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name as it will yield boundless merits. Please register the number of times you will recite them on the form below.
勸請讀誦普門品、大悲咒、觀音聖號登記表
備註: 若您填寫發願內容後，想要再增加，可以再一次進入此登記表，登記額外增加的次數，此統計表會自動加總您所發心的總數。
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Lingyen Mountain Fundraiser for the Food Banks in the Greater Vancouver area
In the Buddhist spirit of kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, the temple held the second instalment of its Food Bank Fundraiser from February 15 to May 17, 2021, delivering everyone’s loving kindness to all parts of Greater Vancouver. Thanks to virtuous supporters from all Ten Directions, we collected $20,996 in donations which we used to purchase 15,181 lbs vegetarian food items. We equally distributed these to eight food banks in Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, White Rock, South Surrey, Langley, Greater Vancouver and Coquitlam, to assist families who need help with putting food on the table. We prepared 10 large bags of rice, 30 bags of oat rice, 50 bags of Norquin Canadian Tri-Colour Quinoa, 174 boxes of canned corn, 174 boxes of tomato sauce, 1,248 bags of pasta, 1,080 boxes of oatmeal, 198 boxes of chickpeas, 36 boxes of juice, 18 boxes of peanut butter, and 53 boxes of fruit, adding up to 15,181 pounds of food in total. The temple’s Community-Based Organization representatives from Richmond, Vancouver, North and West Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey and Coquitlam helped deliver the food to food banks all over the Greater Vancouver area. The temple continues to welcome everyone to donate to the Food Bank.
