August 9, 2011 - Susan J. Onuma (left), Honorary President, and Gary S. Moriwaki (second from left), President of the Japanese American Association of New York, a nonprofit volunteer organization and Community Center for Culture and Welfare, visited the Chan Meditation Center. more
posted by: adminSeptember 2, 2011
The Recitation Ritual of Amitabha Sutra in Three Sessions
On August 20, 2011, more than 170 people attended the Recitation Ritual of Amitabha Sutra in Three Sessions held at Chan Meditation Center, New York. The ceremony was presided by Venerable Guo Xing, Abbot of the Center and 9 monastics assisted. more
posted by: adminSeptember 1, 2010
2010 Transmission Ceremony of the Bodhisattva Precepts
On July 2-5, 2010, the Transmission Ceremony of the Bodhisattva Precepts was held at DDRC. 75 participants from the United States and Canada received the precepts. A team of 10 monks and 8 nuns, many of whom had traveled overseas especially for the ceremony, were present to support the participants, as well as lay volunteers and trainers. Two ceremonies were held during the event-- the “Transmission of Precepts to the Spirit Realm” and the “Transmission Ceremony of the Bodhisattva Precepts.” more