Come celebrate this important moment in Buddhist history, honoring the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha (his enlightenment), the Sangha (community of Buddhists around the world), and the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha). Services starts at 9:30am  

ASALHA PUJA DAY is one of Theravada Buddhism’s most important festivals, celebrating the day on which the Buddha gave the first sermon, called the Dhammacakkappavatta Sutta, the doctrine of the Four Noble Truths, to his five former yogis at the Deer Park in Benares, India. This first pivotal sermon, is often referred to as “setting into motion the wheel of dharma”. Anyakonthanya, one […]