Dear Dharma Friends,

The annual Sangha Day is approaching. According to the Buddhist tradition, one may cultivate tremendous merits by making offerings to the Sangha, and practice filial piety by dedicating the merits to their parents and ancestors, and to all the sentient beings. The best way to make offerings to the Triple Gem and support the monastery is to make offerings to the monastic community rather than to just one person or a small number of people; to make offerings for the entire year rather than for only one meal; to make offering consistently rather than just for the present. In this way, one is supporting the Sangha and helping them practice and spread Buddha’s teaching, and therefore make this practice with deepened meaning. In order to thank all the devotees and Dharma friends for their kind support, Hsi Lai Temple will conduct Yogacara Offering Services in the afternoon of July 20 & August 24 for them.

In addition, during the entire seventh lunar month (from August 25 to September 21), the monastics will lead devotees to chant the Ksitigarbha Sutra every morning and evening in the Main Shrine and dedicate all merits to the devotees and benefactors’ loved ones. You and your family are most welcome to attend the services and share in the Dharma joy.

May the Triple Gem bless you and your family!

Yours in the Dharma,
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple


Date
Saturday, 8/23 ~ Sunday, 9/21

Offering to the Sangha
(1) Initiator　(2) Robe　(3) Food　(4) Medicine　(5) Open donation

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