FGS He Hua Amsterdam Zeedijk Temple

Activities

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.