Mahayana Temple

Annual Laba Festival Celebration
2022-12-29 08:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Annual Laba Festival Celebration
The Laba Festival is a major Buddhist holiday celebrated on the lunar calendar’s December eighth to commemorate the enlightenment of the Buddha.

According to the life story of the Buddha, one of the most important and most well-known dishes the Buddha ate was the milk congee offered to him by Sujata just before his enlightenment. Every year, Mahayana Temple would make complimentary Laba Congee offering to the general public, aiming to bring good luck, happiness and heath to everyone.

Laba Congee will be offered around 11am-1pm after morning chanting. Come join in us to receive blessing walking into a new year! No registration needed.

To sign up for volunteering, please fill out form here.

Dharma Service - Winter Solstice Festival
2022-12-21 - 2022-12-22 | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
The Winter Solstice (which falls on Dec. 22 this year) marks an important milestone. It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year. It signals a powerful transition point between seasons that is impossible to ignore. Because of this, it has been celebrated and revered in ancient civilizations, indigenous cultures, and various religions. It serves as a reminder for us to let everything go, on any given day, at any given moment.

Dharma Service - Chong Yang Festival
2022-10-02 | Mahayana Temple Retreat, 700 Ira Vail Road, Leeds, NY, 12451, United States
Chongyang Festival is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, so it is also known as The Double Ninth Festival. It is also known as the Senior Citizens’ Festival. Mahayana Temple is going to held a memorial dharma service on this day dedicated to all of our ancestors.

Dharma Service - Ksitigarbha's Birthday
2022-08-26 | Mahayana Temple Retreat, 700 Ira Vail Road, Leeds, NY, 12451, United States
Ksitigarbha is a transcendent bodhisattva of Mahayana Buddhism. In China he is Dayuan Dizang Pusa (or Ti Tsang P’usa), one of the most popular bodhisattvas. Ksitigarbha is primarily known as the bodhisattva of the hell realm, although he travels to all of the Six Realms and is a guide and guardian of those between rebirths. On this day, we will chant ‘Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Fundamental Vow Sutra’ to pay gratitude to Ksitigarbha’s compassion, and to send prayers to all the deceased loved ones.

Dharma Service - Ullambana Festival
2022-08-12 - 2022-08-13 | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
The Origin and Meaning of Ullambana and Making Offerings to Sangha Ullambana is for Buddhist laity to offer a meal to the Buddha and the Sangha as an act of reverence. The practice of Sangha offering has the power to transform and deliver all sentient beings. The merits thus acquired could liberate the deceased from the three suffering realms and allow the living to enjoy a life of abundance, good fortune and longevity. Therefore, by observing the practice of Ullambana Sangha Offering, all Buddhists can deliver their parents from the miseries of the three suffering realms.

Dharma Service - Qingming Festival
2022-04-04 - 2022-04-05 | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Qingming, also called Tomb Sweeping Day, is a day to remember and honour one’s ancestors. Young and old pray before their ancestors, weed and sweep the family graves, clean the headstones, offer food, and light incense and burn imitation paper money. In doing so, the Chinese believe that the spirits of deceased ancestors will look after the family.

Dharma Service - Three Thousand Buddhas Repentance
2021-02-23 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Mahayana Temple Retreat, 700 Ira Vail Road, Leeds, NY, 12451, United States
Three Thousand Buddhas Repentance Dharma Service is one of the biggest Dharma Services held at Mahayana Temple. During this three-day event, Buddhists gather at the Grand Buddha Hall to pay homage to the 3,000 Buddhas of the three eons (Past Adorned Kalpa, Present Worthy Kalpa, and Future Constellation Kalpa).
In one past life of Shakyamuni Buddha, he heard the names of 53 Buddhas, and was filled with Dharma joy. He went on to teach many men, until his teachings reached 3,000 people. These 3,000 men altogether praised and single-mindedly prostrated to the 53 Buddhas. With the auspicious merits, they were able to transcend samsara, and attained Buddhahood.
Buddhists usually recite all three thousand Buddhas’ names to pray for blessings and prosperity in the New Year.

Dharma Service - Winter Solstice Festival
2020-12-21 09:30 - 13:30, 2020-12-20 09:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
The Winter Solstice (which falls on Dec. 21 this year) marks an important milestone. It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year. It signals a powerful transition point between seasons that is impossible to ignore. Because of this, it has been celebrated and revered in ancient civilizations, indigenous cultures, and various religions. It serves as a reminder for us to let everything go, on any given day, at any given moment.

Sunday Morning Prayers
2020-06-14 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This puja practice includes Chinese chanting and ritual offerings. Join in the chanting or attend quietly as a blessing. Participation is voluntary and open to all.
Selection of Sutras that will be chanted:

Heart Sutra
Diamond Sutra
Universal Gate Chapter of the Lotus Sutra
ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Fundamental Vow Sutra
Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
Infinite Life Sutra

CANCELED | The Journey Home with H.E. Jurmey Jamtso Rinpoche
2020-05-15 16:00 - 2020-05-17 19:00 UTC | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States

CANCELED | The Four Noble Truth with Ven. Kuoming
2020-05-13 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States

CANCELED | Life • Dharma • Practice with Ven. Eka Yana
2020-05-10 14:00 UTC | Mahayana Temple City Campus, 133 Canal Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
I can’t escape the chaos in life, I can’t avoid the persecution in the world, and I don’t want to let this kind of contamination distort myself again and again, and I don’t want to spend my life feeling lost and confused. What Should I do? Change the situation if you can, if not then change your mindset. Let us be humble and rejoice together, learn the essence of Dharma, and start a life journey full of blessing and wisdom.
