Phra Kru Palat Arnold Anandapanyo's birthday is on April 3, and as students, we want to show our appreciation and support for our teacher by donating together. This year, he has decided to donate the proceeds to replacing and fixing the solar panels at San Fran Dhammaram Temple and to the costs of the Animation [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: April 11–13 You will formally receive the Eight Precepts when you arrive. You will participate in daily chantings, lunch offerings, hear sermons, and read Dhamma books. If you have any questions, the monks and nuns are happy to guide you in your search for answers. [...]
Start off the Thai New Year (Songkran) at San Fran Dhammaram Temple on Sunday, April 13, 2025 by giving alms and participating in the traditional watering ritual in which water is poured on the Buddha's relics, monks, nuns, and elders as a sign of respect and to ask for good luck and prosperity. Wat San [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: May 9–11 You will formally receive the Eight Precepts when you arrive. You will participate in daily chantings, lunch offerings, hear sermons, and read Dhamma books. If you have any questions, the monks and nuns are happy to guide you in your search for answers. [...]
Visakha Puja Day marks three major events in the life of the Buddha: the day he was born, the day he became enlightened, and the day he entered nibbana. These auspicious events miraculously fall on the same month and day–the full moon day of the sixth lunar month. Join us in commemorating Visakha Puja at [...]
May 20 is a special day for us, as it marks Venerable Acariya Thoon Khippapañño's birthday. We are holding a fundraiser to commemorate this auspicious day. To donate (click here) Please include a note/memo about which project you wish to donate to and send your transaction receipt to LINE: @watsanfran or email: watsanfran@yahoo.com. For more [...]
June 23– 29, 2025 Every year since our teacher, Venerable Acariya Thoon Khippapañño, came to the USA, our community has held pañña (wisdom) style retreats. In these retreats, we gather and discuss real-world problems, how to fix them using wisdom, and learn to address the underlying views that give rise to our issues. In the [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: June 27–29 You will formally receive the Eight Precepts when you arrive. You will participate in daily chantings, lunch offerings, hear sermons, and read Dhamma books. If you have any questions, the monks and nuns are happy to guide you in your search for answers. [...]
Asalha Puja commemorates the day in which the Buddha delivered his first post-enlightenment sermon to the Five Ascetics (pañcavaggiya) in the Sarnath Deer Park. This “setting the wheel of Dhamma into motion” discourse outlined the essence of Buddhism: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: July 11–13 You will formally receive the Eight Precepts when you arrive. You will participate in daily chantings, lunch offerings, hear sermons, and read Dhamma books. If you have any questions, the monks and nuns are happy to guide you in your search for answers. [...]
