with Casey Chainee

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
6:30pm – 7:00pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
in-person only

Program Category: Buddhist Prayers and Practices

Saka Dawa Duchen, one of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar, marks pivotal moments in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha—each a powerful display of enlightened activity for the benefit of all sentient beings.

On this sacred day, the merit generated by virtuous actions is said to be magnified 300 million times, as it commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s three major life events, according to the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.

Reciting the Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels on Saka Dawa is a powerful way to deepen one’s connection to the Three Jewels and accumulate vast merit. We will be reciting the sutra together in the gompa. This program will be followed by the weekly drop-in meditation.

Everyone is welcome to join.

Other recommended practices for Saka Dawa:

• Shakyamuni Buddha Puja
• The Sutra of Great Liberation — highly praised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for its immense benefits — is another excellent sutra to recite on this special day.
• Ksitigarbha Ten Wheels Mahayana Sutra from the Great Collection — Rinpoche frequently emphasized the extraordinary power of prayers to Ksitigarbha, noting that even reciting or thinking of his name carries immense blessings.