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DHARMA ACTIVITIES
  • Every Sunday from 10:30 till 12:30h.
  • Celebration of buddhist high days


Special Activities 2012

Date Day Time Activitity Remarks
2/1

Monday

10:00 Happy New Year(Lion Dance )

Liu He Men Kung Fu Federation

8/1 Sunday

10:30 14:00

Light Offering Ceremony Buddhist Examination

Last Full Moon Service of this Lunar year 2011

15/1

Sunday

11:00 13:00

Volunteer Day
Lunch Reunion Performances of Buddhist Stories

 

22/1 Sunday

22:30

Chinese New Year’s Eve Blessing Ceremony

 
23/1

Monday

00:00 11:00

New Year Morning Service Homage To Thousand Buddhas Ceremony

 
28/1

Saturday

 

Buddhist& Chinese Culture for the Holland Chinese Children(Dutch Family)

Need to register
28/1 Saturday

23:00

Offering Ceremony to the Triple Gem and the Celestial Beings

Paris
4/2 Saturday

14:00

Lantern Festival Celebration

 
5/2 Sunday

10:30

Light Offering Ceremony

First Full Moon Service of the Lunar Year 2012

6/2 Monday 19:00

Vegetarian Gala Dinner & Fundraising for Temple Roof Repair

Admission tickets
11/3 Sunday 10:30 Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Birthday  
25/3 Sunday 10:30

ChingMing Ancester Memorial Service Function

 

 
1/4 Sunday 14:00 Of Life Lecture He Hua Temple
28/4 Saturday 10:30 Sakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday Celebration He Hua Temple
28-30/4 Sat-Mon   He Hua Temple Open Day He Hua Temple
30/4 Monday   Holland Queen’s Day Stall Fair
19/5 Saturday   Sakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday Celebration Nieuw Markt
23-24/6 Sat-Sunday   Europe BLIA Committee Member Seminar Paris
2-8/7 Mon-Sun   Summer Camp Paris
9-15/7 Mon-Sun   Chinese & French Camp Paris
22-29/7 Sun-Sun   Short-term Monastic Retreat Paris
5/8 Sunday 10:30 Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment Day  
17-24/8 Fri-Fri  

2012International Youth Seminar on Life and Ch’an

FGS Kaohsiung,Taiwan

August    

2012 International Buddha’s Light Young Adult Executive Conference

 
18-19/8 Sat-Sunday 10:30 Ullambana Service Function  
16-21/9 Sun-Friday   2012 Blia The 14th General Conference

FGS Kaohsiung,Taiwan

30/9 Sunday

10:30 14:00

Light Offering Ceremony Moon Festival Celebration

 
28/10 Sunday 10:30 Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Renunciation Day  
10-11/11 Sunday 10:30 Medicine Buddha Service Function  
1-8/12 Sat-Sat   The Water-and-Land Ritual Ceremony

FGS Kaohsiung,Taiwan

9/12 Sunday 11:00 Holland BLIA Annual General Meeting  
16/12 Sunday 10:30 Amitabha Buddha Service Function  
28-31/12 Fri-Monday   Europe Yad Conference Paris

Monthly Dharma schedule from week to week:

Week Service
1 Amitabha Sutra
2 Medicine Buddha and Mantra (for birthdays)
3 Meditation
4 Diamond Sutra


2012: Chinese Activity table available as Word-document.


2012: English Activity table available as Word-document.


2012 SPRING LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL COURSES SCHEDULE (changes reserved):

Course Day Time Startdate

Dutch Reading Group

Chinese Buddhism

1st Sunday

11:00 14:00

 

Dutch Reading Group

He Hua Dancing Class

He Hua Choir

3rd Sunday 14:00  
Chinese Reading Group
4th Sunday 14:00  

     
  • Please inquire at the temple for actual course fees and time schedule.
  • In case a course coincides with a ceremony or high day, the course will be canceled and shifted to the next week
  • You can apply using a special form (available in the temple or to be downloaded from here) or by phone, fax or email.
OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
  • During the summerholiday, a summercamp is organised for youngsters;
  • The buddhist library of the temple is still expanding;
  • Publishing the monthly magazine "Buddha's Light Century" in cooperation with BLIA HOLLAND;
  • Organizing large festivals to promote buddhism and Chinese culture together with BLIA HOLLAND.
WEDDINGS
  • Our Temple has a central Hall, also called the "Kuan Yin Shrine" , which is very suitable for civil marriages. This hall has a capacity of approximately 60-80 persons. A marriage entirely according to the Buddhist customs is also possible and can be held in the "Jade Buddha Shrine", which has a capacity of 80-100 persons. From a Buddhist point of view we have to notify that the entire temple is a non-smoking area. Furthermore alcoholic beverages, meat and drugs are strictly prohibited in our Temple. In consultation the Temple can provide vegetarian dimsum (little snacks).
  • For further information regarding prices please consult the website of the municipalities. (In Dutch)
  • You can also download a registration form (word-document) for a wedding ceremony in our temple.
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