THE GENERAL SCHEDULE OF
BUDDHIST RETREATS, TRAININGS & ACTIVITIES OF
THE YEAR 2019 AT DUOC SU TEMPLE
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DAILY ACTIVITIES:
There are training and learning sessions for
Duoc Su Buddhist Sangha at the appointed
time:
05:00 AM Chanting Surangama Mantra &
repentant rite
07:00 PM Evening Meditation & Chanting
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
Every Saturday:
11:00AM A sermon given by Venerable Thich
Dong Trung
12:30PM Prayer for Peace & Requiem for Souls
and for Ancestors
Every Sunday:
10:00AM Vietnamese
classes & Activities of Vietnamese Buddhist
Youth Group
02:00PM Teaching Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra
by Venerable Thich Dong Trung, & chanting
Saddharmapundarika Sutra.
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES:
JANUARY:
Jan 12, 19 Mindfulness
Jan 12, 19 Sakyamuni Buddha attained
enlightenment(SEA)
Jan 20, 19 Sakyamuni Buddha attained
enlightenment & End of the year ceremony
(MI)
Jan 26, 19 End of the year ceremony & Tea
Meditation
FEBRUARY:
Feb 02, 19 Ceremony for expressing gratitude
to Ancestors
Feb 04, 19 WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR’S EVE
PRAYER & CEREMONY OF WORSHIPING THE VIRTUE
OF THE HAPPY BUDDHA
Feb 09, 19 Opening the Medicine Master
Buddha Sutra, New Year prayer for peace
Feb 12, 19 Praying for peace (joys,
happiness) to revoke the Bad Karma
Feb
16, 19 Celebration the Full Moon: The full
moon of The First Month of a year(SEA)
Feb 23, 19 Ceremony of transforming
difficulties & misfortunes into joys &
happiness
Feb 24, 18 Celebration the Full Moon: The
full moon of The First Month of a year(MI)
MARCH
Mar 01, 19 WINTER-SPRING RETREAT (3days)
Mar 09, 19 Mindfulness
Mar 16, 19 Ceremony of worshiping the Prince
Siddhartha Gautama finding enlightenment to
Buddhism
Mar 23, 19 Ceremoney of worshiping The
Virtue of Sakyamuni Buddha enter Nirvana
Mar
23, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue of
Great Compassion Bodhisattva(MI)
Mar 23, 19 Meditation towards the Pure Land
Mar 30, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Compassion Bodhisattva(SEA)
Mar 30, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Universal Worthy Bodhisattva
APRIL
Apr 13, 19
Mindfulness
Apr, 20, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The
Virtue of Eighteen Hands Bodhisattva
Apr 27, 19 Meditation towards the
Pure Land
MAY
May 11, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
May 11, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Understanding Bodhisattva
May 12, 19 CELEBRATING CEREMONY OF SAKYAMUNI
BUDDHA'S BIRTH (MI)
May 18, 19 CELEBRATING CEREMONY OF SAKYAMUNI
BUDDHA'S BIRTH (SEA)
May 25, 19 SPRING RETREAT (3 days) & FIELD
TRIP
JUNE
Jun 01, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Thich Quang Duc Bodhisattva.
Jun 08, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
Jun 22, 19 Meditating and chanting the name
of Amitabha Buddha
JULY
Jul 05, 19 SUMMER RETREAT (3 days)
Jul 07, 19 FIELD TRIP
Jul 13, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
Jul 20, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Compassion Bodhisattva (SEA)
Jul 27, 19 Meditating & chanting the name of
Amitabha Buddha
Jul
28, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue of
Great Compassion Bodhisattva(MI)
AUGUST
Aug 10, 19 Mindfulness
Aug 10, 18 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Strength Bodhisattva
Aug 11, 19 GRANT CEREMONY OF ULLAMBANA
or SANGHAS' NEW YEAR(MI)
Aug 15, 19 OPENING FESTIVITIES OF THE
EMERALD BUDDHA OF CDSVP & THE 4th
ANUAL CEREMONY OF THE TEN THOUSAND MEDICINE
BUDDHA TEMPLE
Aug 17, 19 GRANT CEREMONY OF ULLAMBANA
or SANGHAS' NEW YEAR(SEA)
Aug 18, 19 FAREWELL CEREMONY EMERALD BUDDHA
OF CDSVP
Aug 24, 19 Meditation towards the Pure Land
Aug 24, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Earth Treasury Bodhisattva
Aug 31, 19 FALL RETREAT(3 days)
SEPTEMBER
Sept 07, 19 Memorial Day of the Patriarch
passing on The Enlightenment Lamp
Sep 14, 19 Mindfulness
Sept 14, 19 Full-moon Festival
Sept 28, 19 Meditating & chanting the name
of Amitabha Buddha
OCTOBER
Oct 12, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
Oct 13, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Compassion Bodhisattva(MI)
Oct 19, 19 Ceremony of worshiping The Virtue
of Great Compassion Bodhisattva(SEA)
Oct 26, 19 CEREMONY OF WORSHOPING THE VIRTUE
OF MEDICINE MASTER BUDDHA & OFFER FOOD TO
THE TEN DIFFERING KIND OF HUNGERY GHOST
NOVEMBER
Nov 09, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
Nov 09, 19 Celebration the Full Moon: The
full moon of the first month of the Last
Quarter of a year(SEA).
Nov 16, 19 Ceremony of worshiping all
Buddhist Patriarchs
Nov 17, 19 Celebration the Full Moon: The
full moon of the first month of the Last
Quarter of a year(MI).
Nov 23, 19 Meditation towards the Pure Land
DECEMBER
Dec 07, 19 WINTER RETREAT(3
days)
Dec 14, 19 Ceremony of worshiping the Virtue
of Amitabha Buddha(SEA)
Dec 14, 19 Contemplating of Meditation path
to the mind
Dec 22, 19 Ceremony of worshiping the Virtue
of Amitabha Buddha(MI)
Dec 28, 19 Meditating & chanting the name of
Amitabha Buddha.
Please keep this General Schedule Of Year
2019 for the Retreats, Trainings &
Activities of Duoc Su Temple.