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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We invite you to join us to celebrate the Buddhist holy day, “Magha Puja.” We will have alms rounds, religious chanting, a candle procession ceremony, and watering of sacred Buddha and Arahant relics on Sunday, February 20, 2022 Schedule 10:45 a.m. Alms Round 11:00 a.m. Food Offering 11:45 a.m. Sanghadana 12:15 p.m. Group Chanting, Candle [...]