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Memorial Service for Ven. Karuna Dharma, Ven. Thích Thiên-Ân and Ven. Havanpola Ratanasara

2/29/2016

IBMC held a two-year anniversary memorial service for Ven. Karuna Dharma on February 28, 2016. The ceremony remembered the life of Ven. Karuna Dharma, the former Abbess of IBMC and a prominent American Buddhist nun, who passed away two years ago.

The service also honored the lives of Ven. Thích Thiên-Ân, the founder of IBMC, and Ven. Havanpola Ratanasara, a prominent Theravada monk and the teacher of Ven. Shanti and Ven. Veneetha.

Photos by Vincent Lim.

IBMC Celebrates the Lunar New Year

2/7/2016

IBMC held its annual celebration of the lunar new year on Sunday, February 7, 2016.

There was a special blessing ceremony following the usual Sunday service.

Photos by Vincent Lim.

Remembering Rev. Tri Ratna Priya Karuna

1/31/2016

Rev. Tri Ratna Priya Karuna passed away on January. 16, 2016. He became a monk at the 1994 Grand Ordination at IBMC and was known for his teachings and practice of pureland Buddhism.

IBMC held a memorial service on Sunday, January. 31, 2016 to honor his legacy.

Photos by Vincent Lim.

Welcoming in 2016 at IBMC

1/1/2016

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual New Year's Eve meditation and helped us to ring our temple bell to bring in 2016.

Ven. Nepale Dhammapala Gives Talk on Lay Practice at IBMC

12/27/2015

A Special Talk About Morality with Ven. Manakada Khemananda

12/13/2015

Ven. Thich An Minh Gives Talk on Six Paramitas

11/15/2015

A Special Talk About the Middle Path with Ven. Medagoda Abhayatissa

9/27/2015

Ven. Medagoda Abhayatissa is a prominent monk in Sri Lanka. He said that his talk at IBMC was his first-ever sermon in English.

A Special Talk About the Mind with Ven. Manakada Khemananda

9/14/2015

IBMC Holds Its Annual Ullambana Ceremony

9/6/2015

IBMC held its annual Ullambana ceremony this year on Sunday, September 5, 2015. The ceremony is a time to help those who have died and are still suffering. It is based on the Ullambana Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism, where the Buddha teaches his disciple Maudgalyāyana how to obtain liberation for his mother who was reborn into a lower realm of existence.

Names of the departed were read. A vegetarian lunch followed the ceremony.