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唵嘛呢叭咪吽           Monthly Sutra, Mantra, and Chanting Practice           唵嘛呢叭咪吽


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On the first Saturday of each month we meet online to do traditional Buddhist chanting and Sutra recitation practice together.

Each month there will be two sessions of Sutra, Mantra, and Chanting practice. Each session lasts a little under 2 hours. One session will always be devoted to the Medicine Buddha Sutra. The other session will focus on a different Sutra each month. The first session starts at 3pm, and the second one starts at 6pm.
NOTE: Timezone: Eastern (US).

Everyone is welcome to join either session, or both! From 5pm to 6pm there will be a one hour break between the two sessions. During the break there will also be a chance to participate in Diamond Sutra chanting.
All participants will have the opportunity to participate in reading from the Sutra (but this is not required).

For more information send an email to curt "at" k-dharma "dot" org.

 Every month I'll also be putting out at least one youtube video on the Sutra for the coming month here: Mind Is Buddha / Sutras Playlist.

Each Sutra recitation session will begin with about 30 minutes of traditional Buddhist chanting.
The dates and times for future Sutra recitation practice are:
2025
January 4
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Karandavyuha Sutra
February 1
           3pm: Kyan Yin Sutra (Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra)
                  AND Kwanseum Bosal's Practice of Listening from the Surangama Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
March 1
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Queen Srimala Sutra
April 5
           3pm: Maitreya's Question
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
May 3
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Akashagarbha Sutra
June 7
           3pm: Akshobhya Sutra (Book 6 of the Maharatnakuta Sutra)
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
July 5
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Dharani Sutra Palooza (at least 4 Dharani Sutras!)
August 2
           3pm: The Practices and Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
September 6
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: The Elucidation of Consciousness
October 4
           3pm: The Metta Sutta
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
November 1
           3pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: The Prophecy of Bodhisattva Fearless Virtue's Attainment of Buddhahood
December 6
           3pm: The Questions of the Naga King Sagara
           5pm - 6pm Break (optional Diamond Sutra chanting from 5:10 to 5:45)
           6pm: Medicine Buddha Sutra

Every month I'll also be putting out at least one youtube video on the Sutra for the coming month here: Mind Is Buddha / Sutras Playlist.

The format of the Medicine Buddha practice is below (it's the same as what we've done in the past, and the format for the other sutras will be similar.)
    ☸ Opening prayers
    ☸ Evening Bell Chant
    ☸ Homage to the Three Jewels
    ☸ Extend Life Ten Phrase Kannon Sutra (Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo)
    ☸ Heart Sutra (English and Korean)
    ☸ The Great Dharani
    ☸ Yaksa Yeorae Bul Chanting
    ☸ Reading the Medicine Buddha Sutra together
    ☸ Yakcha Daejang Chanting
    ☸ The 4 Great Vows and Sharing of Merit

☸ The English that we use for the Medicine Buddha Sutra can be found here:
    Removing All Karmic Obstacles
☸ The full text of Xuanzang's Chinese version of the Sutra is available online via the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association:
    https://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0450_001
☸ Some useful youtube videos can be found here: Medicine Buddha Videos

To join the zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85348877421?pwd=ZVB0MmJxSkdoOGpBdmNUZ3pDNmswQT09
Meeting ID: 853 4887 7421
Passcode: 180132