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 dayâthe full moon day of the sixth lunar month. Join us in commemorating Visakha Puja at [...]
June 5 - June 11, 2023 Every year since our teacher, Acariya Thoon KhippapaÃąÃąo, came to the USA, our community has held paÃąÃąa (wisdom) style retreats. In these retreats, we gather and discuss real-world problems, learning how to fix them using wisdom, while also learning to address the underlying views that give rise to our [...]
Join us for the next observance on the following dates: July 28-30Â Aug 25-27 Sept 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 [...]
Asalha Puja commemorates the day in which the Buddha delivered his first post-enlightenment sermon to the Five Ascetics (paÃącavaggiya) in the Sarnath Deer Park. This âsetting the wheel of Dhamma into motionâ discourse outlined the essence of Buddhism: the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. This year, Asalha Puja falls on Tuesday, August [...]
Join us for the Wat San Fran School Graduation Day! During the summer, our students challenged themselves to learn the Thai language and Thai music. They also learned about Buddhism, focusing on the foundations of Buddhism, moral teachings through the Jataka stories, and Pali chanting. The students have been actively involved in helping around the [...]
Mae Chee Yo is a principal founder and lead teacher at San Fran Dhammaram Temple and one of Venerable Acariya Thoon KhippapaÃąÃąoâs foremost students. Every year, we hold a birthday fundraiser benefiting a cause of her choosing. To donate: https://watsanfran.org/donate/ Â
Join us on the following dates: Sept 22â24 Oct 27â29 Nov 10â12 Dec 29âJan 1 Upon arriving, you will formally receive the Eight Precepts. Over the weekend, 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 [...]
āļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļŠāļļāļĨāļŠāļąāļāļāļĢ āļ āļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļąāļĄāļĄāļēāļĢāļēāļĄ āļĢāļąāļāđāļāļĨāļīāļāļāļĢāđāđāļāļĩāļĒ āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđ 30 āļāļąāļāļĒāļēāļĒāļ - 1 āļāļļāļĨāļēāļāļĄ 2566 āļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļąāļĄāļĄāļēāļĢāļēāļĄ āđāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ§āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļŠāļąāļĄāļāļąāļāļāđāđāļŦāđāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļđāđāļāļ·āļāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļāļīāđāļāļĒ āļāđāļēāļāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļāđāļāđāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļāļēāļŠāļāļāļĢāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļąāļāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāđāļāđāļāļĩāđāļ§āļąāļ āđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļąāđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāđāļāđāļĢāļāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļāļŠāļāļēāļāļāļāļŠāļļāļĨāļāļ°āļĄāļēāđāļŦāđāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļĩāđāļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļēāļ *āļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļ (passport) āļŠāļāļ§āļāļŠāļīāļāļāļīāđāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļđāđāļāļĩāđāļĨāļāļāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāđāļēāļāđāļ§āļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļāļŠāļāļēāļāļāļāļŠāļļāļĨāđāļāđāļēāļāļąāđāļ āļāđāļēāļāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāđāļĢāļīāđāļĄāļĨāļāļāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļāļāđāļĨāļāđāđāļāđāđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđ 22 āļŠāļīāļāļŦāļēāļāļĄ āļāļēāļĄāļĢāļēāļĒāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļāđāļēāļāļĨāđāļēāļāļāļĩāđ âĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶâĶ āļāļēāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļĒāļąāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļŠāļēāļŠāļĄāļąāļāļĢāļāļģāļāļ§āļ 8 āļāļ (āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāđāļēāļ-āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļāļĒāđāļāđ) āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļŠāļāļēāļāļāļāļŠāļļāļĨāđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļŦāđāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļ āļŦāļēāļāļāđāļēāļāđāļāļĄāļĩāļāļīāļāļāļēāļŠāļē āļŠāļāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļŠāļēāļŠāļĄāļąāļāļĢ āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļīāļāļāđāļāļŠāļāļāļāļēāļĄāļĢāļēāļĒāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāđāļāļĩāđāļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļēāļ āđāļāļĢ (415) 753-0857
Please join us in celebrating the end of the 2023 vassa (rains retreat) at San Fran Dhammaram Temple on Sunday, October 29. There will be a food offering at 11:00 a.m. and a Dhamma sermon at 11:15 a.m. On Sunday, October 29, there will be a post-vassa alms round in front of the temple at [...]
San Fran Dhammaram Temple's 2023 Kathina Please join us in sponsoring and attending San Fran Dhammaram Templeâs 2023 Kathina fundraiser event at the Hall of Flowers (9th Ave & Lincoln Way) in Golden Gate Park.  Sunday, November 12, 2023 10:00 a.m. Alms round 10:30 a.m. Food offering 12:00 p.m. Sangha-dana offering 12:30 p.m. Kathina [...]
