Events

[ July 16, 2011 to October 16, 2011. ] Why do Buddhist Monk enter a three months rainy retreat?

Rainy retreat is one of the Theravada Buddhist tradition that all Theravada monks should follow. According to Vinaya pitaka, one of the three baskets of Buddha’s teachings, during the Buddha time, almost every monk live in forests, so they wander around from one place to other [...]

[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. October 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Kathina ceremony will be held at Watt Dhammarangsi this Saturday and Sunday

“This Kathina ceremony is, as far as I can see, recommended by the Lord Buddha mainly for the welfare of the Sangha (the Community of monks). The Lord Buddha did take into [...]

[ July 27, 2010; ] Today, July 27 marks the first day of the Rains Retreat, Vassa, for the year 2010. It is a major Theravada tradition from the old world, coinciding with the three months monsoon period, and whereby the Buddha forbid monks to travel during this time to prevent from damaging crops and hurting the wildlife. [...]

[ June 5, 2010; 8:45 am to 2:00 pm. ] Click here for English version

បុណ្យកត្តញ្ញូ

ព្រះសង្ឃ និង គណកម្មការ វត្តធម្មរង្សី រដ្ឋអូរិហ្គឹន សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក មានឧត្តមគតិ បានរលឹក និង និកឃើញនៅគុណូប្បការ   បុព្វការីជនទាំងឡាយ ដែលជាពុទ្ធបរិសទ័អ្នករក្សាសីល មានបញ្ញានិងសទ្ធាដ៏មោះមុត ក្នុងព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា បានចំណាយ នៅកម្លាំងកាយចិត្ត ព្រមទាំងធនធានដ៏មានតម្លៃ ដើម្បីយកមកទិញដីសម្រាប់កសាង វត្តធម្មរង្សី ប្រយោជន៏ប្រគេនព្រះសង្ឃ គង់នៅសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ដើម្បីពុទ្ធបរិស័បានធើ្វបុណ្យ និង ធើ្វទានតាមពុទ្ធោវាទ ដោយហេតុបុព្វការីជនទាំងឡាយនោះមានគុណ ដ៏ធំធេង និង បានបន្សស់ទុកនៅមរតកដ៏អស្ចារ្យនេះសម្រាប់យើងខ្ញុំដែលជា ខេមរបុត្រជំនាន់នេះ និង ជំជាន់ក្រោយដែល មានជំនឿរតាមបែបព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា គឺជឿរ កម្ម និង ផល បាប និង បុណ្យ ដើម្បីជាទ្រព្យសម្រាប់ជាទីពឹងអាស្រ័យនៅក្នុង លោកនេះ និង ទៅលោកខាងមុខផងនោះ យើងខ្ញុំទាំងអស់គ្នាដែលជា ខេមរបុត្រ ដែលកើតទាន់ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា ហើយ មានបុព្វការីជន ដែលមានមហាបញ្ញា [...]

[ May 6, 2010; May 13, 2010; May 21, 2010; May 28, 2010; June 5, 2010; June 11, 2010; June 19, 2010; June 26, 2010; July 4, 2010; July 11, 2010; July 19, 2010; July 26, 2010; ] Uposatha observance days are known in Khmer as “ngai sul”, when virtues (silas) are cultivated, and are a chance for an individual and the community to renew / reboot.  They occur about every two weeks on the half, full, and new moon days.

For the lay, the eight precepts (training vows) are observed, which can enhance [...]

[ April 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. April 29, 2010; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ]

Bon is the Khmer word for Buddhist celebration. Vesak Bochea, called Visakah in Pali, is the celebration of the three major events in Buddha’s life coinciding in the same month of Visakah:

his birth
enlightenment (sambodhi) and unbinding (nibbana)
and death / the final release (parinibbana).

What is nibbana as opposed to parinibbana?  Nibbana (nirvana) can be [...]

[ June 12, 2010; June 19, 2010; June 26, 2010; July 3, 2010; July 10, 2010; July 17, 2010; July 24, 2010; August 7, 2010; August 14, 2010; August 21, 2010; August 28, 2010; ] Wat Dhammarangsi will be providing students with a summer Khmer and Dhamma Study program, starting in the second Saturday in June, from 1 pm to 3 pm, and continue every Saturday until August 28. We’ll take a vacation break and start again on September 11.

Tuition will be free, and children will learn basic reading/writing/speaking [...]

[ April 25, 2010; 2:00 am; ] Please come to the Wat on the next Sunday, April 25. It’s time to clean up the temple, store away the flags, tents, tables, etc. We’ll start at 10 am, work an hour, eat an hour, work another hour, and enjoy each others company. If you can, please bring food / drinks [...]

[ April 13, 2010 7:00 pm to April 18, 2010 4:00 pm. ]

New Years celebration begins on the eve, this year on April 13, with an evening ceremony to close the previous year, and ends on the 18th, with an noon ceremony to end the celebration.  Click here for the 2010 program at Wat Dhammarangsi.

Google Map and address to the Wat:

19940 S.W. Stafford Road
West Linn, [...]