Buddhist 2,600 Vesak Celebration
The Gaden Jangste Tibetan Buddhist Monks will be in residence in the Fellowship Hall during the week of May 21-24. The monks will be creating a sacred sand mandala with an intention for healing on a platform for public viewing and shared prayers for healing. Other events being scheduled (See website) Consultations with Dr. … Read more
Vesak Celebration May 20, 2012
Fourth Annual Vesak Celebration (Post Gazette Story) On Sunday, May 20, 2012, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, the Buddhist Society of Pittsburgh will host its fourth annual Vesak celebration honoring Siddhartha Shakyamuni’s Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. The event will take place at the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church (416 W. North Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212) … Read more
Katina Ceremony- October 16, 2011
Katina ceremony is one of the most important events in the Buddhist calendar. It is an annual robe offering ceremony to mark the completion of the Rainy Retreat (Vassna) which falls within July full moon to October full moon. This year two monks have observed the Rainy Retreat in the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. Now the … Read more
If there is no “I” then who is observing?
A meditator asked me, “If we are not dualistic, made of mind and body, then what is observing in mediation?” What a simple question that leads to a very challenging answer. “Who is the observer if we are observing that there is no ‘I’?” In order to answer this question we must look at how … Read more
A Story of a Certain Monk (Dhammapada)
A Certain Monk THE MIND IS VERY HARD TO SEE…. This instruction was given by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to a certain discontented monk. We are told that while the Teacher was in residence at Sāvatthī, a certain treasurer’s son approached an elder who resorted to his house … Read more
Tibetan Buddhist Gelek Rimpoche Visits In August
Born in Lhasa, Tibet in 1939, Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche was recognized as the incarnate lama at the age of four. His title “Kyabje” is reserved for the seniormost lamas in a lineage who are extraordinary. Rimpoche has printed over 170 volumes of rare Tibetan manscripts and founded the Jewel Heart Tibetan Buddhist Center. The event … Read more
June Program at PBC
June Program Sunday 19th June program of PBC coincides with the celebration of Poson full moon day which marks the arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka some 23 centuries ago. We have organized an eight precepts program which includes Dhamma talks and meditations. Everyone is invited to use this opportunity for learning skills for … Read more
Bon Leader Visits Pittsburgh
I sat quietly as His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, the 33rd Gyalwa Menri Trizin (the world wide spiritual leader of the Bon tradition of Tibet and abbot of Menri Monastery new Dolanji, India) offered me a bowl of almonds from a simple wooden bowl. An attending monk offered me tea, while another fetched a small container … Read more
Ordination of Buddhist Minister
This past Saturday– after an endorsement by the Venerable Chao Chu of the Rosemead Buddhist Temple (Rosemead, Calif.) and other monastics of the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California– J. Sumitta Hudson was accepted into the International Order of Buddhist Ministers as a lay ordained minister. Buddhist ministry fills a need within the Buddhist communities to such positions as … Read more
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