Avatamsaka Sutra Summer Program
To
the Dharma I Return and Rely.
Vowing that All Living Beings,
Deeply Enter the Sutra Treasury,
and Have Wisdom Like the Sea.
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Avatamsaka Sutra
Dates
July 19-August 2,
2008
Locations
City
of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Mendocino County,
California
with one week in the forests of Oregon
(link for description).
Cost
First
Week : $125 (room and board) + donation*
Second (Oregon) week: $50 (transportation) +
donation*
(*as you wish)
Scholarship
/ Financial Aid
No one will be turned away because of a lack
of funds, please fill out the scholarship application
(DOC, PDF)
and apply online.
Deadline
On a rolling basis as spaces are available (please
apply asap)
This summer in a tranquil
monastic setting, Dharma Realm Buddhist University
will host a two-week intensive immersion experience
in the Buddhist tradition. Students will read,
reflect upon, and discuss the Avatamsaka
Sutra, where the Buddha explains the path
to become a Buddha. This text is filled with
stories, analogies, and examples of what it
means to be a Bodhisattva--a being who dedicates
his or her life to helping other beings.
The program will follow a
traditional monastic lifestyle of work, study,
and meditation designed to calm the mind, strengthen
the body, and prepare the spirit for insight
and understanding.
Classes will be led by faculty
of Dharma Realm Buddhist University, both lay
and monastic, with informal discussions balancing
the more formal classes of the day. Time will
be set aside for quiet reading, writing, and
personal reflection. Workshops on yoga, chan/zen
meditation, chanting, and ethical discipline
will be available throughout.
The first week
will consist of a week devoted to the recitation
of the name of Guan Shi Yin, the Bodhisattva
of Great Compassion. We will be chanting the
chapter dedicated to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the
Universal Door Chapter of the Lotus Sutra.
The second week
(July 21-27) will be in the Oregon Coast Range
for a five-day chan/zen meditation intensive.
(Please note that the Oregon week will involve
camping outside, go to the Oregon
FAQ for more details.)
If you have questions, please
email the program coordinator, summerprogram@drbu.org.
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