Rains Retreat 2019 - Saturday Program

Rains Retreat 2019

Lankarama Buddhist Institute

398 Giano Ave, La Puente, CA 91744

Weekend Program

All are welcome to join us in a series of events during this Vassāna Season (Rains Retreat) at Lankarama Buddhist temple. Rains retreat is the most active season in the Buddhist calendar considering the number of spiritual care activities taken place to benefit both the resident monks and the lay devotees. In the past, there have been numerous evidences to prove that the most number of Arahanta bhikkhus and bhkkhunis have appeared in the world during this particular season as the Buddha prescribed his Sangha members to focus more on their own personal spiritual achievement during the rains retreat. Due to heavy rains in India during this period, the Sangha members had a golden opportunity to practice to improve their own spiritual achievement. More often the monks and nuns have determined themselves to be serious in their practices and they have been duly rewarded subsequently. This observation of vassa (rains retreat) dates back to the Buddha's life time and the tradition has been well taken care of by the Buddhist community ever since.

During the Rains Retreat 2019 at Lankarama, the resident monks and the devotees community have organized a series of spiritual care events to benefit both parties. Here follows the schedule of the Saturday event which is free and open to all those enthusiastic individuals:

May All Beings be Well & Happy!!!

August 10, 2019 (Saturday)
4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:30 pm - Bodhi Puja conducted by Venerable Devananda
7:30 pm - 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

August 10, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on Hatthigamaka Sutta by Venerable Dhammaratana
7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja conducted by Venerable Devananda to invoke blessings on Dr. Walter Jayasinghe's Birthday
7:30 pm - 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

August 24, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "5 Factors that one should always remember." Thana Sutta by Venerable Nagita නිතර මෙනෙහි කලයුතු කරුණු 5ක් - ඨාන සූත්‍රය - අංගුත්තර නිකාය-පංචක වග්ග. Click here for ඨාන සූත්‍රය
7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja
7:30 pm - 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

August 31, 2019 (Saturday) - Nikini Full Moon Day Schedule:

Morning

08:30 AM - Observing Eight Precepts & Buddha Vandanā
09:00 AM - Dhamma Talk by Venerable Dhammaratana
10:00 AM - Mettā Meditation by Venerable Rakkhita
11:00 AM - Buddha Vandanā
11:30 AM - Offering of Lunch

Afternoon

12:30 PM - Walking Meditation
01:30 PM - Ānāpānasati Meditation by Venerable Sumitta
02:30 PM - Tea Break
03:00 PM - Dhamma Discussion by Chandana Gamalath
04:00 PM - Releasing of Eight Precepts

Evening

06:30 PM - Bodhi Vandanā
07:00 PM - 28 Buddha Vandanā
08:30 PM - Refreshments

September 7, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "Layman's Code of Discipline" Sigālovāda Sutta - Discourse to Sigāla (Dīgha Nikāya 31) by Venerable Unaliye Sirinanda. Click here for Sigālovāda Sutta.
7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting & Deva Pūjā
conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

September 14, 2019 (Saturday)

2:00 pm - Saturday Dhamma School - Orientation
4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "Buddhist Concept of Prosperity & Welfare" Vyagghapajja Sutta" -
Discourse to Sigāla (Dīgha Nikāya 31) by Venerable Rakkhita
Click here for Vyagghapajja Sutta.
7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting & Deva Pūjā
conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

September 21, 2019 (Saturday)

2:00 pm - Saturday Dhamma School - Orientation
4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "Seven Conditions of Welfare" Satta Aparihaniya Dhamma -
by Venerable Sumitta
   Click here for Satta Aparihaniya Dhamma.
7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting &  Deva Pūjā
conducted by the resident monks
8:30 pm - Refreshments

September 28, 2019 (Saturday) -
Binara Full Moon Day Schedule:

Morning