Dhamma Day 2024 | Invitation to Enter Vassa
Sat, Jul 20
|Dhammadharini Monastery & live on Zoom
Join the Dhammadharini Bhikkhuni Sangha and friends to commemorate the Buddha's first teaching and the invitation for the Bhikkhuni Sangha to enter Vassa, for an evening program in-person at Dhammadharini Monastery
Time & Location
Jul 20, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
Dhammadharini Monastery & live on Zoom
About the event
Join the Dhammadharini Bhikkhuni Sangha and friends in commemoration of Dhamma Day, and the invitation for the Bhikkhuni Sangha to enter Vassa, on the evening of Saturday July 20th at Dhammadharini Monastery.
Dhamma Day (Sinhala: Esala Poya; Thai and Khmer: Āsāḷha Pūjā; Pali: Āsāḷha Puṇṇamī) is also known as Wheel Turning Day, or Dhammacakka Day. This full moon day commemorates several great events in the Buddha’s life, including: First, the conception of the Bodhisattva, the Buddha-to-be (Patisandhi). Then, his Great Going Forth (Abhinekkhammana) as a seeker. And additionally, as a fully awakened one, his first successful teaching "Setting into Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma" (Dhammacakkappavattana).
This special community event on Saturday July 20th is leading up to the full moon on July 21st, which marks the start of Vassa (the following day) for our Dhammadharini Bhikkhuni Sangha, and much of the Theravada Buddhist community worldwide. At this event, our…