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
  • 08:30 AM - Observing Eight Precepts & Buddha Vandanā
  • 09:00 AM - Dhamma Talk by Venerable Dhammaratana
  •                     Sponsored by Sunila Weerasuriya
  • 10:00 AM - Mettā Meditation by Venerable Rakkhita
  • 11:00 AM - Buddha Vandanā
  • 11:30 AM - Offering of Lunch to the practitioners
  •                     Sponsored by Pushpa Rajapaksha
Afternoon
  • 12:30 PM - Walking Meditation
  • 01:00 PM - Ānāpānasati Meditation by Venerable Sumitta
  •                    Sponsored by Parakrama Amarasinghe
  • 02:00 PM - Tea Break
  • 02:15 PM - Dhamma Talk on VATTHUPAMA SUTTA by Venerable Dhammapiti
  •                    Sponsored by Michael De Silva
  •                    check  HERE for Vatthupama Sutta (Simile of Cloth)
  • 03:15 PM - Dhamma Discussion on TILAKKHANA by Chandana Gamalath
  • 04:30 PM - Releasing of Eight Precepts
  • Evening
    06:00 PM - Dhamma Talk on PARABHAVA SUTTA by Venerable Rakkhita         
    •                    Click HERE for Parabhava Sutta (Downfall) translated by Narada Thera
    • 07:15 PM - Special Bodhi Vandanā conducted by Venerable Sumitta 
    • 08:00 PM - 28 Buddha Vandanā
    • 08:45 PM - Special Deva Puja conducted by Venerable Nagita 
    • 09:15 PM - Refreshments
    Sponsors:
    Pushpa Rajapaksha
    Batepola Jayaratne
    Jagath Jayaratne
    Premasiri Kahaduwa
    Chandana Gamalath
    October 5, 2019 (Saturday)
    2:00 pm - Pali Class by Venerable Sumitta
    4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
    5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
    6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "Chaḷābhijāti Sutta" - 
                     by Venerable Vamsananda      
                     Click here for Chaḷābhijāti Sutta.
    7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident  monks
    8:30 pm - Deva Pūjā by Venerable Nagita 
    9:00 pm - Refreshments
    October 12, 2019 (Saturday)
    2:00 pm - Saturday Dhamma School 
    4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
    5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
    6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "The Discourse on the Seven Matted-haired Ascetics" Satta Jatila Sutta - by Venerable Anuruddha
                     Click here for Satta Jatila Sutta.
    7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident  monks
    8:30 pm - Deva Puja by Venerable Nagita
    9:00 pm - Refreshments

    Sponsors:
    Sanjiv Gunasekara
    Manil Gunasekara
    Harshi Gunasekara
    Manjula Geekiyanage
    Aruni Geekiyanage
    Janaka & Vineetha Serasinghe
    Manoj & Sarupa Wickramasinghe

      October 19, 2019 (Saturday)
      2:00 pm - Saturday Pali Class
      4:00 pm - Yoga Class conducted by Mark Ragsdale
      5:00 pm - Meditation Session conducted by Venerable Sumitta
      6:00 pm - Dhamma Talk on "The Discourse of Five Faculties" Pance Indriya Sutta       (Samyutta Nikaya 48.10; PTS: S v 197; CDB ii 1671) - 
      7:00 pm - Bodhi Puja, 28 Buddha Puja and Paritta Chanting conducted by the resident  monks
      8:30 pm - Deva Puja by Venerable Nagita
      by Venerable Dr. Khemananda.
      Click here for Panca Indriya Sutta.
      9:00 pm - Refreshments

        Sponsors:
        Dino & Hemamali De Silva
        Prasanna & Sumudu Silva
        Ophelia & Bernard Peiris
        Shiran & Harshi Anthony
        Chitra Ekanayake

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