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11:30am Refuge Ceremony (In Person)
July 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT
Offered 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.
For more information or to sign-up, please email monastery@sakya.org.
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.
It is strongly recommended that those who are interested in the Refuge Ceremony take the following courses:
The Significance of Taking Refuge
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/86266558123?pwd=RFA4Zi9KaTVXd1RyMkprQ1BNWGxIZz09
Meeting ID: 862 6655 8123
Passcode: 323314
Life After Refuge
Monday, July 25, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/81048677384?=pwd=UjVubldRdXJvVFFVNHloTUFOWmFndz09
Meeting ID: 810 4867 7384
Passcode: 225098