Start off the New Year with a meritorious deed by taking part in our Eight Precept observance program from Friday, December 29 at 7 a.m. to Monday, January 1 at 7 a.m. Receive the Eight Precepts Friday morning and spend your time studying the Dhamma, chanting, doing volunteer work at the temple, and learning Dhamma [...]
Every New Year’s Eve, we gather to chant blessings to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one. The chanting will start at 11:30 p.m. on December 31 and end at 12:15 a.m. Reserve your spot now by contacting us at watsanfran@yahoo.com or (415) 753-0857.
Every New Year, San Fran Dhammaram Temple and our members come together to make merit and start the new year. The ceremony begins with a formal request to the monks for an opportunity to make merit by accepting alms in their bowls in front of the temple. The ceremony continues inside, where members offer food [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: Jan 26-28 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. [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: Feb 23-25 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. [...]
Join us as we commemorate the occasion in which over 2,500 years ago on the night of the full moon of the third lunar month, the Buddha’s first 1,250 enlightened disciples gathered without being summoned and the Buddha delivered the ovada-patimokkha. To honor Magha Puja, Sunday, February 25, 2024, we still start off with an [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: March 22-24 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. [...]
Phra Kru Palat 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 entire amount to Wat San Fran’s Animation Project. To donate (click here) Please include a note/memo about which project you wish [...]
Start off the Thai New Year (Songkran) at San Fran Dhammaram Temple on Sunday, April 14, 2024 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. After the [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: April 19-21 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. [...]