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2008 Events at PLT
The meaning of repentance Cermonies
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Emperor Liang Repentance Ceremonies	General Ceremony

Date		Activities
31-Jan	Thursday	Ceremonial sendoff of annual planet guardian
6-Feb	Wednesday	Offering of first incense for a good year (11:00p.m. at PLT)
02/07– 02/13		Padmakumara Purification Practices for 7 consecutive days, at 7:30 p.m., (registration for the living only).
10-Feb	Sunday	Lunar New Year Guan-yin Bodhisattva Blessing Ceremony
10-Feb	Sunday	(Registration opens to both living and deceased). 1:30 p.m. at the Purple Lotus Buddhist School in Union City (PLBS).
3-Mar	Monday	Guan-yin Treasure Vault Opening Day --- White Robed Guan-yin Wish-fulfilling Pearl Practice
15-Mar	Saturday	Shakyamuni Buddha Renunciation Day --- Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and deceased).
17-Mar	Monday	Living Buddha Lian-sheng Renunciation Day --- True Buddha Repentance and Offering to the Sangha Ceremony (registration for both living and deceased).
22-Mar	Saturday	Shakyamuni Buddha Nirvana Day --- Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and the deceased).
26-Mar	Wednesday	Guan-yin Bodhisattva Birthday --- Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and deceased).
5-Apr	Saturday	Pure and Bright Feast Day --- Padmakumara Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and deceased).
19-Apr	Saturday	Early celebration of Maha Cundi 's Birthday
19-Apr	Saturday	Maha Cundi Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and deceased).
26-Apr	Saturday	Early celebration of 21st anniversary of PLT --- Fire Puja Ceremony
8-May	Thursday	Manjushri Birthday --- Manjushri Wisdom and Eloquence Sword Practice
12-May	Monday	Shakyamuni Buddha Birthday --- Buddha Bathing Ceremony
21-Jun	Saturday	Living Buddha Lian-sheng Birthday --- Fire Puja for Purification, Blessing, and Bardo Deliverance (registration for both living and deceased).
21-Jul	Monday	Guan-yin Bodhisattva Enlightenment Day --- Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony (registration for both living and deceased).
3-Aug	Sunday	Annual Autumn Bardo Ceremony --- 1:30 p.m. at PLBS.

You can register for the above ceremonies up to ONE WEEK in advance at Purple Lotus Temple, or mail or fax the registration forms to Purple Lotus Temple. Please allow additional 10 days for mailing if you live the the U.S. If you are pressed for time, you can fax us your registration forms, then mail the registration fees separately (NO need to mail the registration forms again if you faxed them to us!!!).

NO email registration for any ceremonies please!!!

For registration fees and other donations, please make money orders or checks payable to Purple Lotus Temple (PLT). Visa/Master cards are welcome.

There are no specified fees for these ceremonies. Make offerings in any amount as you see fit.

The Purple Lotus Temple
The Planning Committee
636 San Mateo Avenue
San Bruno, CA 94066, USA
Tel: (650)952-9513; (650)583-6495;
Fax: (650)952-9567

The Purple Lotus School
33615 9th Street
Union City, CA 94587
Tel: (510)429-8808
Fax: (510)428-7150

DONATIONS

Please help us to achieve our goal of building Purple Lotus Temple. We appreciate any form of help, attend a service and make an offering, or visit our society and make a donation in person. We are still far from our target, but we hope to break ground in two years. Make checks payable to:
Purple Lotus Temple
Planning Committee
636 San Mateo Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066, USA