Grand Meng Mountain Food Bestowal Ceremony

  • Date:
    Saturday, August 13th, 2022 03:00pm – 07:30pm
  • Descriptions:
    Benefit both the living and the deceased by generating many extraordinary causes and conditions.

    You are welcome to cultivate many merits and plant seeds on the field of blessings by contributing to the offering items.

    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 page

 


Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada) Fourth Annual Offering to the Sangha Event

  • Date:
    Saturday, August 13th, 2022 09:00am – 10:30am
  • Descriptions:
    Recitation of the Ullambana Sutra
    Grand Offering Before the Buddhas
    Offering to the Sangha
    Musical Offerings to the Sangha

    The Offering to the Sangha Ceremony originates from the Buddha’s time, when people would make offerings to the Buddha and the Sangha on the final day of their Summer Retreat (the 15th day of the 7th lunar month). It is a way for sentient beings of the Ten Directions to plant seeds in the field of blessings.

    The Ullambana Sutra states that anyone who wishes to repay the kindness of their parents should prepare all kinds of food and drink and offer it to members of the Sangha on the final day of their Summer Retreat, in prayer that their present parents live a long life free of illness and suffering, and parents of their past seven lifetimes be free from suffering in the realm of hungry ghosts. They should also pray for their rebirth in the human and heavenly realms, where they will enjoy endless blessings and happiness.

    As filial Buddhist disciples, we should always remember our parents from moment- to-moment, and make offerings to our parents, all the way to seven lifetimes past. Every year on this day, we should present the Ullambana Offering to the Buddhas and the Sangha, out of filiality to our present parents, and in memory of our parents from seven lifetimes past, to repay their loving care and kindness in raising and nurturing us. All Buddhist disciples should practice according to this Dharma.

    Dedicate these merits toward the transcendence of our parents from seven lifetimes past. May our parents who are still with us always be free from all illness and affliction. May the pandemic soon settle down. May people’s minds be at ease, and the world be at peace.

    Dharma Masters from the Greater Vancouver area are invited to attend in-person and receive the offerings of this event. All offerings collected will be distributed evenly to all Sangha members in attendance.

    The temple will set up Longevity and Memorial plaques on behalf of all who contribute to the Offering to the Sangha Event, and announce their names during the Dedication of Merits declaration.

    How to make an offering: Cash, credit card, cheque (please specify: Offering to the Sangha Event), or e-transfer.

    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

 



Annual Offering to the Sangha Event Plaque

Earth Store Dharma Service

  • Date:
    Sunday – Saturday, August 21st – 27th, 2022
  • Descriptions:
    Earth Store Sutra Recitation
    《Ten Cakras of Earth Store, Mahayana Great Collection Sutra》
    《The Sutra of Divination and Observation of Wholesome and Evil Retribution》
    《The Sutra of Earth Store Bodhisattva’s Past Vows》
    Earth Store Repentance Ritual

    Longevity plaques and memorial plaques can be set up during this service.
    You are welcome to make meal offerings during the service to cultivate many merits and plant seeds in the field of blessings.

    Sign up to participate in the online service for 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 hours and your name will be placed on the lamp altar as a prayer and dedication of merits.

    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

 





Ksitigarbha Dharma Service

2022 Flower Adornment Grand Dharma Service and Grand Offering to the Buddhas and Devas

The pure sounds of chanting permeated Lingyen Mountain Temple during its first ever Flower Adornment Grand Dharma Service, from May 22nd to June 12th, 2022. For 21 days, we sincerely recited the Flower Adornment Sutra, known as the king of all sutras, and held a Grand Offering to the Buddhas and Devas at 6:00AM on the final day in respect and gratitude for the protection of all Buddhas. At 4:00PM we held a Grand Meng Mountain Food Bestowal Service for all beings the Six Paths of Transmigration. We dedicated the extraordinary merits of this service in prayer that the world will be at peace, the weather will be seasonable, and the pandemic will soon settle down. We also prayed for our own blessings, health in body and mind, and removal of karmic hindrances. The service was streamed online every day so that those who were unable to participate in person could practice diligently at home.

This was the first time Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada) has held a Dharma Service of this kind. Under the leadership of the Venerable Abbot, Dharma Master Tze Cheng, the Masters and volunteers began to prepare the solemn and majestic ceremonial grounds several months in advance. During the three weeks of the service, many people enthusiastically came to recite the Flower Adornment Sutra. Listening the first of the Buddha’s Dharma teachings, we made the resolve for Bodhi together with all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Flower Adornment assembly. We followed the teachings of Manjusri and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva as they encouraged the Youth Sudhana and all sages in the assembly to return to the Western Pure Land. At the end of each chapter, the ceremonial Masters led the assembly in chanting the Flower Adornment Syllabary. For the final chapter, The Practices and Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, we respectfully requested the Venerable Abbot, along with Dharma Master Tze Yo and Dharma Master Tze Xiang to lead the assembly in reciting the sutra and chanting the Syllabary. All who participated were filled with joy of the Dharma. A Grand Offering before the Buddhas and Dedication of Merits before the longevity and memorial plaques was held each day, and a lamp altar was set up as an offering to the Buddhas.

From 6:00AM to 12:00PM on the final day, we held a Grand Offering to the Buddhas and Devas. We respectfully asked the Venerable Abbot, along with Dharma Master Tze Yo and Dharma Master Tze Xiang, to preside over the service. The sounds of their pure and melodious Buddhist chanting benefited all human and heavenly beings. We also invited five renowned traditional Chinese orchestral musicians to offer their elegant melodies to the Three Treasures and all heavenly beings. During the solemn ceremony, participants respectfully made offerings to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions, Dharma protecting dragons, devas, and sages, in gratitude for their kind protection and virtuous conduct. The temple’s Buddhist Youth served as the ceremonial attendants, and were integral in facilitating the completion of the offering ceremony. From 4:00PM to 8:00PM was the Grand Meng Mountain Food Bestowal, presided over by three Dharma Masters, during which the sweet dew of Dharma was universally offered to all sentient beings.

The Venerable Abbot, Dharma Master Tze Cheng, kindly stayed after the ceremony to give Dharma teachings to all participants. He encouraged everyone, after reciting the Flower Adornment Sutra for 21 days, to bring forth a determined resolve for Bodhi and practice the Bodhisattva Way. The first step in practicing the Bodhisattva Way is renunciation. Being able to renounce our possessions will allow us to take a step further and let go of our attachment to the self. As it is said, “Of the myriad practices of the Six Paramitas, giving is foremost.” Practicing the Six Paramitas might appear to be for the sake of helping others, but it is in fact a means of strengthening ourselves. The meaning of participating in a Dharma service is to gather in our minds and contemplate according to the text, so that we are in accord with the Dharma and can let go of our self-attachment. Maintaining a strong Bodhi resolve is not easy, so we need to often return to Lingyen Mountain Temple to maintain our practice. By doing so, we reinforce our Bodhi mind and improve our right mindfulness. We will be able to let go of secular affairs, feelings and customs. Our Bodhi resolve will not break down under the burden of our afflictions, and we will truly be able to go to the Western Pure Land with the Venerable Master.

The Great Compassion Dharma Service

    • Descriptions:
      To celebrate the anniversary of the enlightenment of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we will hold a 7-day service, intensively chanting the Great Compassion Mantra.

      During the Dharma Service, you may light the ”Thousand Buddha Lamps” as an offering to the Buddha, and write plaques for both the living and the departed.

      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

       



      Great Compassion Dharma Service

      Sunday Services (In Chinese)

      • Date:
        Sunday, June 19th, 2022 Every Sunday 08:00am – 11:00am
      • Descriptions:
        Recite the Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra,
        Amitabha Buddha’s name,
        Grand Offering before the Buddha, and Dharma lecture
        Recite the Maha Praina Paramita Sutra

        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 page

         


        Calligraphy Class

        • Date:
          Saturday, July 2nd 02:00pm – Saturday, September 24th, 2022 03:00pm Every Saturday
        • Descriptions:
          7.02-9.24
          Sutra Transcription
          | Every Saturday | 2:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm
          Instructor: Master Shiu Fan
          |Free Registration
          |To Register, please call (604)271-0009
          | Masks must be worn at all times
          I Please bring your own writing brush

           


          Summer Pilgrimage

          • Date:
            Saturday, June 25th 06:30pm – Saturday, September 17th, 2022 08:30pm Every Saturday
          • Descriptions:
            6.25 – 9.17
            One prostration made at the pilgrimage can eliminate karmic hindrances as deep as the ocean.
            Every Saturday From 6:30pm-8:30pm
            Please bring your own food container. Peace noodles will be provided after pilgrimage.

             


            Bathing the Buddha Ceremony

            • Date:
              Sunday, May 8th, 2022 09:00am – 12:00pm
            • Descriptions:
              Location: Courtyard (in front of Guan Yin Gazebo)
              Activities: Bathing the Buddha Ceremony, Grand Offering
              Before the Buddha, Vegetarian Resolution Event
              In commemoration of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday
              Join us in-person or online

              Please register online

             




            加拿大靈巖山寺浴佛法會報名表/Lingyen Mountain Temple (Canada) Bathing the Buddha Ceremony Registration Form

            Flower Adornment Grand Dharma Service and Grand Offering Ceremony to the Buddhas and Devas

              • Descriptions:
                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

                 



                Ceremonial Offerings Fund