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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]