Alms giving and International Bhikkhuni Day celebration

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Alms Giving and International Bhikkhuni Day Celebration​

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This event is a rare opportunity. There are only three Theravada Bhikkhunis in all of the Four Corners and Mid-Western states and they will be gathered at this occasion to meet, share in Dhamma and to offer blessings of the Triple Gem.​

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This is a rare event and a day of good fun.

You are invited to participate in a combined event of a traditional alms giving ceremony at the end of the summer vassa retreat and the celebration of International Bhikkhuni Day.

International Bhikkhuni Day commemorates Mahapajapati - the first Buddhist Nun that ordained with the Buddha and the founder of the order of Bhikkhuni's- fully ordained Buddhist nuns. Buddhist nuns, like Buddhist monks are committed to integrity, simplicity, meditation. In so doing they show the way to peace, joy and contentment. In this way, the life of a monastic exemplifies the joys and freedoms that the Buddha said are possible to attain.

This will be a great opportunity for the Sangha of monastics and lay people to come together, affirm refuges and precepts, share and discuss Dhamma, meditate and to feel the joy of generosity by offering support so that Bhikkhunis have basic needs for their vihara's - monastic residences. This support is based on the principle of interdependence - that we all have needs and can support each other in particular ways. When we do this for the purpose of understanding peace, joy and happiness, a field of blessings and support is generated.

This event is a rare opportunity. There are only three Theravada Bhikkhunis in all of the Four Corners and Mid-Western states and they will be gathered at this occasion to meet, share in Dhamma and to offer blessings of the Triple Gem - the treasure of the Buddha's awakened mind, the Truth that is to be realized, and the community of those who aspire to awaken to unshakable freedom.

When people come together in this way, it is good fun for everyone!

9:00 Taking precepts
9:30 Meditation
10:30 Paritta chanting
11:00 Offering Buddha puja
11:30 Meal Offering
12:00 Cleanup
12:45 Walking meditation
2:00 Dharma Talk and Q &A
3:00 Tea
3:15 Children's meditation
4:00 Closing ceremony with anumodana

You are welcome to come for any part of the day.

Children of all ages are wholeheartedly welcome!

Contact Nethmini for more information about food offerings and/or to contribute items that the viharas could use: http://awakeningtruth.org/donate/405-sangha-offerings


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