By H.E. Asanga Vajra Rinpoche
Date: Sunday, July 24th
Time: 11:30 am PT
In-person Ceremony
*Full vaccination and KN95 mask required*
Registration: 70 spaces available. Please email monastery@sakya.org to register. First 50 registrants will be in the Shrine Room. Last 20 registrants will be in the Cultural Hall watching on a projector screen.
Taking refuge is the first step on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Refuge is a ceremony during which a person formally becomes a Buddhist and receives a Dharma name. This differs from the passive refuge one receives at an initiation.