May 9, 20232 min readBuddha Day On May 27, Saturday, we celebrate Buddha Day to think of Buddha as an infinite source of inspiration and spiritual strength. We welcome...
Jan 9, 20231 min readChinese New Year & Bodhisattva Maitreya’s Birthday Blessing CeremonyWe welcome all to join us in-person or online celebrating the Spring Festival, which is the Chinese New Year. A Dharma assembly will be...
Dec 27, 20222 min readLaba Festival: Buddha's Enlightenment DayIn Chinese Buddhism, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Laba Day, is regarded as the Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. On this day,...
Oct 15, 20221 min readVisualization in Buddhist PracticeVisualization meditation is a major Vajrayana practice. Why is it important? During one of the teaching sessions with the Vajra Master...
Sep 19, 20222 min readJOIN 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...
Aug 1, 20222 min readAugust 2022 at Jinyin Temple Online CommunityFestival of Liberation - Ullambana Festival Blessing Ceremony (Recording available) & Online Meditations Ullambana — deliverance from...
Jul 31, 20224 min readThe Story of Maudgalyāyana in the Ullambana SutraThus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha dwelt in the kingdom of Sravasti in the Garden of Anathapindika, the Benefactor of Orphans and...
Jan 9, 20222 min readCelebration of Śākyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment DayOn the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, we celebrate the Original Teacher Shākyamuni’s Enlightenment Day. On this day, we make an...