Celebration of Buddha’s Enlightenment | Kadampa Meditation Centre Fraser Valley

When
Friday, April 10th-Sunday, April 12th

Friday:

7:00–8:15pm Introduction

Saturday and Sunday:

6:30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
9:15-10:30 am Session 2
2:00–3:15 pm Session 3
where
Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver

1833 Victoria Diversion, Vancouver, BC (map)
Prayer books
We will be using two sets of prayers and two booklets:

A Pure Life (for taking Mahayana Precepts) and Drop of Essential Nectar for taking part in the actual Nyungne prayers.

Both are available online:

A Pure Life

Drop of Essential Nectar
Registration and Retreat Fees
You may pre-register and pay for this retreat (the full retreat or specific days) at KMC Vancouver’s web page.

Or you may register and pay at the door.

Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment

Nyungne retreat
at Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver

Buddha’s enlightenment day is celebrated annually on April 15. This year, we will celebrate with KMC Vancouver April 10-12 with a unique and most beautiful 3-day retreat.

This fasting and purification practice is done in conjunction with beautiful prayers to 1,000 Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion. It is the traditional way to celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, called Nyungne in Tibetan.

Wrapped within the practice of the Mahayana Precepts, Nyungne involves fasting and making three sessions of prostrations, with the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘, over two days. Usually the second day is accompanied by a full fast, which although recommended, is not compulsory. A complimentary precepts lunch is included on the first day.

Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.

Important Information

Please read before registering/attending

You must take Mahayana precepts at 6:30am in order to participate.

If you have received these before, you can do them at home on your own. Otherwise you must attend the 6:30am Precepts session in person at KMC Vancouver.

If you haven’t taken precepts before, it is good to know that in general we try to minimize our non-spiritual activities on such days and in particular wear no scented products, eat just one simple meal at midday (with no meat, eggs, garlic, onions or spices), and abstain from singing, dancing, and wearing jewellery.

Generally we refrain from following delusions throughout the day as best we can, thus keeping as pure a mind as possible for the whole day.

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where

Prayer books

Registration and Retreat Fees

Celebrating Buddha’s Enlightenment

Important Information

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