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Nehan Festival commemorates the Buddha’s most profound teaching, offered on his deathbed.
A weekly Qi Gong class happens in the Sodo (the big new building you can see from the gate at NE 85th Ave and Siskiyou St). You can drive in and park on the property… Read more »
Each year we study a chapter of the Denkoroku as a way of honoring and learning from our ancestors. See this year’s Schedule. To register for the retreat, please use the form below.
This is our annual vigil-style retreat that leads up to people taking the Precepts. During the Jukai ceremony, individuals receive the Bodhisattva precepts and formally become Buddhists. Receiving Jukai at Dharma Rain is a very… Read more »
Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors.
Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors.
Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors.
For those unable to participate in the week-long Rohatsu Sesshin out at Great Vow Zen Monastery, lay teachers have put together a weekend in-town retreat in our houses. The retreat will be led by lay… Read more »
Fusatsu includes recitation of the Precepts, zazen, and a group meeting. We emphasize the two-sided nature of confession, as each participant brings something that is going well in their practice and something that is challenging.… Read more »
Fusatsu includes recitation of the Precepts, zazen, and a group meeting. We emphasize the two-sided nature of confession, as each participant brings something that is going well in their practice and something that is challenging.… Read more »
The current shuso, Jyoshin Clay, will take her “final exam,” presenting a verse and answering questions from teachers and sangha members. Come help “prod the loaf” to see whether she’s done. This will take the… Read more »
Evening Service begins at 7pm, followed by zazen from 7:10-7:40pm. Free, donations always appreciated. Followed by a short break and an open class.
A new zen koan collection has surfaced in the past year titled The Hidden Lamp. It is unique in bringing forth stories of awakening featuring women – nuns and teachers, husbands and wives, teenagers, hermits… Read more »