Student Schedule
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.
In fact, in Eastern philosophy, people are recommended
to wake up before the sunrise, eat early and at regular
times, and maintain a regular spiritual practice. All
of this is done naturally for you as a student at DRBU.
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