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HSU in Buddha Hall Visiting students reciting in the Buddha Hall.

A DRBU student has an opportunity to participate in a full schedule beginning from 4am until 9:30pm everyday. The tight schedule is one of the unique aspects of living in the Buddhist monastery because it allows one to develop a discipline that gives rise to concentration which develops one's inherent wisdom. The schedule is as follows:

 

Time

Event

4:00AM

Morning Ceremony

5:00

Universal Bowing / Personal Practice

6:15-6:45

Breakfast

7:00-8:00

Avatamsaka Practice

8:00-10:00

Classes and/or Community Work

10:30-12:00PM

Meal Offering / Lunch / Three Refuges

12:30-2:00

Great Compassion Repentance

12:30-4:30

Classes and/or Community Work

5:15-5:45

Dinner

6:30-7:30

Evening Ceremony

7:30-9:00

Evening Lecture / Discussion / Self-study

9:00-9:30

Mantra Recitation

 

At first this schedule might seem difficult, but you will find that if you stick to it, you will experience for yourself the benefits.