San Fran Dhammaram Temple

School Graduation Ceremony
2019-08-17 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
By the students and volunteer teachers of Wat San Fran School
At Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Schedule
12:30pm Door opens
1:00pm Opening Remarks
1:30pm Thai Classical Music Performance*
2:40pm Graduation Ceremony
* Songs include Thai traditional songs and Thai song with various national music accent such as, Laos, Malaysian, Philippine, Burmese, Indonesian, Indian Jawa, and many popular western songs; it’s a small world, Canon in C, etc.
* No admission fee

Asalha Puja Day
2019-07-14 10:40 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Join us in celebrating Asalha Puja Day and the start of Buddhist Lent (“Khao Phansa”) at Wat San Fran.
Schedule
10:40 a.m. Alms round
10:50 a.m. Lunch offering
11:00 a.m. Sermon
12:00 p.m. Sanghadana offering
12:30 p.m. Chanting
12:45 p.m. Candle procession ceremony
Asalha Puja Day commemorates the day in which the Buddha gave his first sermon, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta “Setting the Wheel of Dhamma into Motion,” to his first five disciples. The main topic of this sermon is the Four Noble Truths, which provide the framework for all of the Buddha’s teachings. At the end of the sermon, one of the five disciples was able to understand and possess a firm truth in the Dhamma. He then asked to be ordained as a Buddhist monk, thus establishing the order of monks called the Sangha.
Following Asalha Puja Day is the beginning of the Buddhist Lent, a period established by the Buddha in which all monks must stay in one monastery throughout the rainy season. In many monasteries, monks dedicate this three-month period to intensive Dhamma practice.
The commemoration of this annual event includes the offering of candles, alms, and charity to monks, listening to the Buddha’s teachings, chanting, and a candle procession to pay homage to the Triple Gem (Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha).

2019 KPY USA Dhamma Retreat
2019-06-21 - 2019-06-28 | CA
Venerable Acariya Thoon Khippapanyo established the first KPY USA retreat 1999. Since then, his dedicated
followers have continued to produce the annual event at the KPY USA Retreat Center in Redwood Valley, California.
However, as the 2017 Northern California wildfires severely damaged the sprawling property, this year’s retreat will
be held at the temple in San Francisco. KPY USA retreats are a unique opportunity for people
to learn how to alleviate their suffering and evolve into their best selves.

During the week-long event, instructors
equip participants with the tools they need to resolve their own sufferings and develop Right View. The Buddha’s
teachings are activated through enlightening activities, metaphors, internalized parallels, and a number of other
wisdom-building techniques. At the close of the illuminating course, participants walk away with a more balanced
understanding of the world and its laws of cause and effect.

Sign up now at kpyusa.org/retreat

Observance of the Eight Precepts Days
2019-04-19 19:00 - 2019-04-21 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Buddhists often spend the Uposatha holy days wearing white and practicing the 8-precepts at the temple. With the Akaliko Women’s Residence finally ready to support a weekend of dedicated practitioners, San Fran Dhammaram Temple was able to hold an Uposatha event for both of its male and female members. SFDT has instituted a monthly Uposatha observance program with the following dates.
Friday, April 19 – Monday, April 22
Each program starts the night of the first date and ends the morning of the last date. Groups of 5 or more who seek to observe the 8-precepts on alternate dates may submit requests at the temple. You are welcome to bring your own sleeping bags and white clothes, although you may also borrow or purchase from the temple’s supply. Reserve your spot asap, as space is limited.
Ensure that programs like these continue to be available by pledging a monthly donation. Donations can be made via PayPal or by mail (2645 Lincoln Way, SF CA 94122). San Fran Dhammaram Temple is a registered 501©(3) non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by the law.

Songkran - Thai New Year
2019-04-14 10:30 - 14:30 UTC | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Come and join the Songkran Festival at Wat San Fran. Songkran marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year and is also Thailand’s biggest water festival. Traditionally, Thai people sprinkle water on their family members and ask elders for blessings of fortune. More than just fun, the Songkran Festival is also about cleaning, purification, and a fresh start. Buddhists customarily visit temples during Songkran where scented water is poured on the Buddha’s holy relics, statues, and onto the hands of Buddhist monks as mark of respect.
Schedule
10:30 AM Alms Round
10:50 AM Lunch Offering
11:00 AM Sermon
12:15 PM Sanghadana (Giving of charity to the monks)
12:30 PM Sacred Watering Ceremony (Pouring holy water onto the sacred relics of the Buddha, and onto the hands of monks and elders of the temple)
1:00 PM Fun and Games at Golden Gate Park

2018 New Year Celebration
2017-12-29 19:00 - 2018-01-01 07:00 UTC | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Have plans for New Years? Why not join in our Annual New Years Chanting? Chanting will start at 11pm on Dec 31 and continue into the first hour of Jan 1. Start off the New Year by doing good and making merit.
You are invited to participate in the monthly 8-precept observance and sleep over at the temple over the New Year. The 3-day program starts at 7 am on Dec 29 and concludes early Jan 1. Hope to see you at the temple!

KPY USA Weekend Retreat
2017-09-23 08:00 - 2017-09-24 17:00 UTC | CA
After our successful retreat in June, we will be holding two special weekend mini retreats led by Phra Nut Nuttapanyo at our center in Redwood Valley, CA in August and September.
September 23-24, 2017
Please sign-up here in advance. Limited carpool is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. We expect a relatively small group (10-15 people). Self-driving is also welcome.
We will be probably leaving the city on Friday’s evening and coming back Sunday’s late afternoon.

Forest Robe Offering
2017-08-20 10:40 - 13:00 UTC | CA
Please join us for the Forest Robe Offering Ceremony for the restoration of the Akaliko Women’s Center.
10:40 a.m. – Alms round
11:00 a.m. – Meal offering / Dhamma talk
12:15 p.m. – Paritta chanting by monks
12.45 p.m. – Forest Robe Offering Ceremony / Monks give blessing
In 2015, San Fran Dhammaram Temple purchased the building at 2701 Lincoln Way, and it is becoming a women’s practice center called Akaliko, where women and nuns can come and practice. However, the building is over 100 years, and there has been frequent and extensive flooding inside, causing the wooden walls, ceiling and floor to rot. For this reason, the monks and directors of the temple are searching for ways to raise funds to pay for the expense of the restoration.
We invite you to be a sponsor of the August 2017 Forest Robe Offering Ceremony to help pay the expense of Akaliko’s restoration, currently estimated at $215,000. Any amount at all is appreciated; there is no minimum donation. Your donation helps sustain the Buddhist religion in the USA as well as enables others to benefit from the robust resources San Fran Dhammaram Temple provides.
To sponsor the Forest Offering Ceremony, you may: 1) stop by the temple in person; 2) donate via paypal; or 3) mail a check made out to “San Fran Dhammaram Temple” at 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122.
Download our official invite.

Memorial Service in Honor ofHis Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara
2015-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
On the occasion of the Royal Cremation of His Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, a religious ceremony will be held at 7pm on December 15, 2015 at San Fran Dhammaram Temple so that members of the public can pay respect to the late Supreme Patriarch. The activities include chanting, flower offering, and listening to dhamma teachings.

Free Immigration Legal Advice
2015-10-24 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
On Saturday Oct 24th from 1pm-3pm and on Sunday Oct 25th from 1pm-3pm, we will have a special event in which you can come get all your immigration questions answered by an experienced (over 18 years) immigration lawyer. Roger S Kubien has volunteered his expertise and time to help out the temple’s Thai community. Stop by and make sure you do not miss out on this special opportunity to get FREE legal advice about Immigration (H1B, R1, E1, Student Visa, Investment Visa, Marriage, Family Status and much more!)
