IBMC Holds Refuge Ceremony

On Sunday, May 2, 2015, on the first full-moon day of the month, IBMC held a refuge and five-precepts ceremony for four lay Buddhists who became Upasikas and Upasakas. 

The first two steps in the process of becoming a lay disciple of the Buddha are going for refuge and accepting the five precepts. IBMC offers the ceremony for Buddhist laypeople/householders at the discretion of a monk, nun or Dharma teacher.