Asalha Puja Day & Start of the Vassa Event

San Fran Dhammaram Temple 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

Asalha Puja commemorates the day on 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 outlines the essence of Buddhism: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The vassa is the three-month rainy season (in [...]

End of the Vassa

San Fran Dhammaram Temple 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

Please join us in celebrating the end of the 2026 vassa (rains retreat) at San Fran Dhammaram Temple on Monday, October 26. There will be an alms round in front of the temple at 10:45 a.m. in the “Tak Bat Devo” tradition. This will commemorate the day the Buddha returned to Earth after blessing his [...]

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