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Buddha Day
On May 27, Saturday, we celebrate Buddha Day to think of Buddha as an infinite source of inspiration and spiritual strength. We welcome...
May 9, 20232 min read


Chinese New Year & Bodhisattva Maitreya’s Birthday Blessing Ceremony
We welcome all to join us in-person or online celebrating the Spring Festival, which is the Chinese New Year. A Dharma assembly will be...
Jan 9, 20231 min read

Laba Festival: Buddha's Enlightenment Day
In Chinese Buddhism, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Laba Day, is regarded as the Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. On this day,...
Dec 27, 20222 min read


JOIN US THIS FALL — COME VISIT & VOLUNTEER AT JINYIN TEMPLE!
Contributing to the Development of Jinyin Temple “If with kindly generosity One merely has the wish to soothe The aching heads of other...
Sep 19, 20222 min read

August 2022 at Jinyin Temple Online Community
Festival of Liberation - Ullambana Festival Blessing Ceremony (Recording available) & Online Meditations Ullambana — deliverance from...
Aug 1, 20222 min read


Celebration of Śākyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment Day
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, we celebrate the Original Teacher Shākyamuni’s Enlightenment Day. On this day, we make an...
Jan 9, 20222 min read


Celebration of Amitābha Buddha’s Birthday
四十八愿度众生 九品咸令登彼岸 He has made forty-eight vows to deliver sentient beings, Enabling them to arrive in nine levels at the opposite shore....
Dec 20, 20212 min read


Renunciation Day of Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva
One time, when the Buddha was preaching the Dharma at the Vulture Peak near the city of Rājagṛha in Magadha, two hundred heavenly beings...
Nov 24, 20213 min read


Celebration of Patriarch Bodhidharma’s Birthday
The fifth day of the tenth lunar month is the birthday of Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of the Chinese Chan School. Bodhidharma was...
Nov 9, 20212 min read


Celebrating the Birthday of Bhaiṣajyaguru
Bhaiṣajyaguru is endowed with a body as radiant as lapis lazuli, And the adornment of the interwoven flaming net is unparalleled. He...
Nov 5, 20214 min read


Celebration of Candraprabha Bodhisattva’s Birthday & Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Today, the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, let’s celebrate Candraprabha (Moonlight) Bodhisattva’s Birthday. This Bodhisattva is...
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Birthday of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva
安忍不动犹如大地, 静虑深密犹如秘藏, 等至严丽如妙花鬘, 智慧深广犹如大海。 ——《地藏十轮经》 His patience is steadfast like the earth, his meditative absorption as profound and...
Sep 5, 20213 min read


Celebration of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva’s Birthday
Today (August 31st), the 24th day of the seventh lunar month, is a day for us to celebrate the birthday of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva....
Aug 30, 20212 min read


Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva's Enlightenment Day
The nineteenth day of the sixth Chinese lunar month celebrates the day of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva's Enlightenment. Avalokiteśvara is...
Jul 28, 20213 min read


Celebration of Bhaiṣajyarāja Bodhisattva’s Birthday
Today, the 28th day of the fourth lunar month, is the birthday of Bhaiṣajyarāja Bodhisattva, the Medicine King Bodhisattva. Innumerable...
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Healing with Jinyin Temple, Healing with Bhaiṣajyaguru
We are now in the second half of 2021. June marks the change of season, Wound Healing Awareness Month, and the birthday of Bhaiṣajyarāja,...
Jun 1, 20214 min read


PEACE/HAPPINESS
Dear Friends and Members of Jinyin Temple, We hope that you and your families are healthy and safe during these challenging times. For...
Feb 23, 20213 min read


A Letter to Dharma Community
Dear Friends and Members of Jinyin Temple, We hope this message finds you and your loved ones well, and we hope you are all safe and...
Jan 31, 20213 min read
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