San Fran Dhammaram Temple

Annual New Year's Chanting Ceremony
2021-12-31 23:30 - 2022-01-01 01:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Start off the 2022 New Year by doing good and making merits at Wat San Fran!
You are invited to join our annual New Year Chanting Ceremony on Friday, December 31, 2021, at 11:30 PM. The event continues until Saturday, January 1, 2022, at 1:00 AM.
We will reflect upon our good actions in the past year, let go of disappointment, chant for blessings, and set valuable resolutions for the new year.
Note:
– For those who cannot participate in person, we will live-stream the ceremony on YouTube from our “WatSanFran” channel.
– For in-person participation, please bring your vaccination card.
On the New Year day, January 1, join us for the alms round at the temple starting at 10:30 am. You may also join our monthly 8-precept observance and spend the New Year’s night at the temple. This is a 2-day event starting on December 31 at 11 PM until January 2 in the morning. Space is limited.
Contact us for further details: (415) 753-0857 or WatSanFran@yahoo.com.

Katavedita Ceremony for Phra Kru Vinaitorn Nut Nuttapanyo
2021-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Phra Kru Vinaitorn Nut Nuttapanyo is one of Luang Por Thoon’s students. While he was finishing the final year of his Ph.D. program, he had the opportunity to meet our teachers and listen to dhamma verses from Luang Por Thoon. During the last year of his internship as a student at UC San Diego, he decided to dedicate his life to continuing practice dhamma.
Phra Nuttapanyo was ordained as a monk on Saturday, December 29th, 2007, and became the Abbot of San Fran Dhammaram Temple from 2013 to 2021. He has always worked hard to support the community with many hands-on projects. Phra Nuttapanyo has served as an advisor of Wat San Fran School from its inception. He is helpful and kind and his knowledge has helped SFDT to become our temple and community it is today.
Due to urgent personal issues, Phra Nuttapanyo will return to Thailand on December 7th, 2021. While we are sad about his departure from SFDT we wish him well. Wherever life may take him, may he find success. We wish the best for him always.
Please join us at the Kataveditā Ceremony for Phra Kru Vinaitorn Nut Nuttapanyo on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 at San Fran Dhammaram Temple.
Schedule:
11:00 am Food Offering to Sangha and Nuns
12:00 pm Kataveditā Ceremony
12:30 pm Opportunity to say goodbye to Phra Nuttapanyo
Please note: If you would like to make a donation towards Phra Nuttapanyo, you may do so with a check, Venmo, PayPal Giving Fund, or cash, and please note “for Phra Nuttapanyo” on the donation.

Stopping by to make a donation in person
Check pay to “San Fran Dhammaram Temple” Note “for Phra Nuttapanyo”
Venmo @Sanfran-Dhammaram
PayPal Giving Fund

https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1902037
Please send your Paypal slip with a note “For Phra Nuttapanyo” to Line @watsanfran or Email: watsanfran@yahoo.com

Kathina 2021
2021-10-31 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
We invite all faithful Buddhists to join us in sponsoring and making merit during San Fran
Dhammaram Temple’s 2021 Kathina. The fundraiser will be held at 9.00 a.m. on Sunday, October 31 at 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122.
Due to COVID-19 and a scheduling conflict with Outside Lands Music Festival, we will not be able to hold our annual Kathina at the Hall of Flowers (Golden Gate Park) according to our usual custom. Therefore, we will be holding the Kathina ceremony at the temple. Since the size of gathering at the temple is limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have determined that:
1. This year’s Kathina will be a closed event, and we will provide the live stream of the ceremony on YouTube Live (www.youtube.com/watsanfran) on October 31, 2021 starting at 9:00 a.m.
2. Faithful Buddhists are invited to gather in groups of no more than fifteen people to act as in-person sponsors, donating Sangha robes, Kathina contributions, and other articles at the temple. We plan to welcome such groups between the hours of 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. from October 22 through October 30. We ask that those who are interested call ahead and reserve a time slot. You can reach us at 415-753-0857 or LINE ID @watsanfran.
The donations from this year’s Kathina will go towards paying the remaining mortgage ($2,016,385) for the Akaliko Women’s Residence, supporting temple expenses (utilities, Dhamma book printing, Buddhist animation project, etc.), and to support San Fran Dhammaram Temple’s Buddhist and Thai Culture School.
We invite you to be a part of this auspicious fundraiser by pledging to be a main sponsor, donating through a group sponsorship, or stopping by to make charitable contributions of food and requisites. These wholesome actions help Buddhism and its teachings continue to thrive here in San Francisco, and will result in great merit for you. By the power of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, may you be prosperous, blessed with good health and happiness, and may all your aspirations attain fruition.
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For those who are interested in donating to this year’s Kathina, you can do so by:

stopping by to make a donation in person,
mailing a check made out to “San Fran Dhammaram Temple” 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122, or
donating via the PayPal Giving Fund through our website: watsanfran.org and clicking the DONATE button.

Asalha Puja Day
2021-07-25 10:40 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
You are invited to attend Asalaha Puja Day and the Buddhist Lent celebration and merit-making ceremony at San Fran Dhammaram Temple on Sunday, July 25, 2021.
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).

Visakha Puja
2021-05-23 10:50 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Join us in celebrating Visakha Puja Day at Wat San Fran. Activities include an alms round, offerings to monks, listening to the Buddha’s teachings, group chanting, and a candle procession in reverence of the Lord Buddha.
Schedule
10:50 a.m. Alms round
11:00 a.m. Lunch offering
11:15 a.m. Lunch for all guests
12:00 p.m. Paritta Chanting
12:30 p.m. Sangha-dana offering
12:45 p.m. Candle procession ceremony
*** all activities will be held outdoor
Visakha Puja Day is one of the most important days in Buddhism because it marks three important events in the life of the Buddha. Specifically, the day he was born, the day he became Enlightened, and the day he entered Nirvana. These auspicious events miraculously fall on the same month and day, namely, the full moon day of the sixth lunar month. This day is also considered the emergence of Buddhism in the era of Gautama Buddha.
Each year, Buddhists throughout the world gather together to worship in recollection of the Buddha’s wisdom, purity, and compassion. We invite you to join us in celebrating this truly auspicious day.

uposatha holy day, Loi Kratong
2020-10-31 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันพระ
วันเสาร์ที่ 31 ตุลาคม 2563
ขึ้น ๑๕ ค่ำ เดือนสิบสอง(๑๒) ปีชวด
วันลอยกระทง
uposatha holy day, Loi Kratong

Start of the Vassa (Rains Retreat)
2020-07-06 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันเข้าพรรษา
วันจันทร์ที่ 6 กรกฎาคม 2563
แรม ๑ ค่ำ เดือนแปด(๘) ปีชวด

uposatha holy day
2020-06-20 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันพระ
วันเสาร์ที่ 20 มิถุนายน 2563
แรม ๑๕ ค่ำ เดือนเจ็ด(๗) ปีชวด

uposatha holy day
2020-06-05 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันพระ
วันศุกร์ที่ 5 มิถุนายน 2563
ขึ้น ๑๕ ค่ำ เดือนเจ็ด(๗) ปีชวด

uposatha holy day
2020-05-21 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันพระ
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 21 พฤษภาคม 2563
แรม ๑๕ ค่ำ เดือนหก(๖) ปีชวด

Atthami Puja, Uposatha Holy Day
2020-05-14 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
วันอัฏฐมีบูชา
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 14 พฤษภาคม 2563
แรม ๘ ค่ำ เดือนหก(๖) ปีชวด

Visakha Puja
2020-05-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Visakha Puja day marks the anniversary of three important events in the Buddha’s life: his birth, enlightenment (nibbana), and death (attainment of complete enlightenment, or parinibbana).
Devotees typically commemorate this auspicious day at temples throughout the world. However, due to the COVID19 pandemic, many people are currently under stay at home orders.
We invite you to observe Visakha Puja day with us virtually – through our YouTube Live and Facebook Live (Facebook/wat san fran dhammaram). The ceremonies will begin on Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm with the request for five precepts, followed by a sanghadana offering, and the Visakha Puja ceremony.
Those who wish to make a donation can do so through:

Venmo: @Sanfran-dhammaram
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1902037
Check: San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122

For more information, please contact Wat San Fran at (415) 753-0857

วันวิสาชบูชาเป็นวันสำคัญสากลทางพระพุทธศาสนา เนื่องจากวันที่พระพุทธเจ้า ประสูติ ตรัสรู้ และปรินิพพาน ซึ่งทั้ง 3เหตุการณ์นี้ได้เกิดขึ้นตรงกัน ณ วันขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 6 หรือวันเพ็ญแห่งเดือนวิสาขะ พวกเราชาวพุทธถือว่าเป็นวันที่สำคัญยิ่ง จึงมารวมตัวกันทำกิจกรรมเพื่อระลึกถึงคุณคำสอนของพระพุทธเจ้า
เนื่องจากวิกฤตโควิด-19 ทำให้พวกเราชาวพุทธไม่สามารถมาร่วมกิจกรรมที่วัดได้ ดังนั้นวันวิสาขบูชา, วันพุธที่ 6 พฤษภาคมนี้ ตั้งแต่เวลา 19.00น.เป็นต้นไปทางวัดซานฟรานขอเชิญชวนทุกท่านร่วมกันถวายสังฆทาน รับพร และสวดมนต์นวิสาขบูชาผ่าน YouTube Live และ Facebook Live (Facebook/wat san fran dhammaram) โดยจะมีแม่ชีเป็นตัวแทนถวายสังฆทาน
หากท่านใดต้องการทำบุญ หรือถวายสังฆทาน มีช่องทางดังนี้

Venmo: @Sanfran-dhammaram
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1902037
Check: San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122

ติดต่อสอบถามเพิ่มเติม (415) 753-0857

COVID-19 Food Drive
2020-04-18 - 2020-05-31 | San Fran Dhammaram Temple, 2645 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
โรงทาน COVID-19

สำหรับผู้ที่กำลังเดือดร้อนจากวิกฤตการณ์โควิด-19 สามารถมารับอาหารกล่องที่หน้าวัดได้ทุกวันหลัง 13.00 น. โดยจะมีอาหารประมาณ 45 กล่องต่อวัน แต่ละกล่องจะมีข้าวและกับข้าวสำหรับหนึ่งมื้อ
ผู้ที่กำลังเดือดร้อนสามารถมารับอาหารจากโรงทานได้โดยไม่ต้องแสดงหลักฐาน
สอบถามเพิ่มเติมที่ 415-753-0857
http://facebook.com/watsanfran

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!)
