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Taking Refuge in Triple Gem Ceremony presides by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
The Taking Refuge in Triple Gem Ceremony will be held on March 8, 2014 from 12:30 to 13:00 at Nanhua University. To register, please contact us at 05-2772563 or 05-2325982.
The Taking Refuge in Triple Gem Ceremony which will be held at Nanhua University is opening to the public in the early Year of the Horse. We will be inviting Venerable Master Hsing Yun to preside over the ceremony.
The “Triple Gem” means Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. “Dharma” refers to the teachings of the Buddha and “Sangha” is the collective name for the monastic Buddhist community. Just as a child must depend on the parents for protection and safety, Buddhists depend on the Triple Gem. Just as a navigator must rely on his compass, Buddhists rely on the Triple Gem. Just as light illuminates the path in darkness, the Triple Gem elucidates the way. In “taking refuge” one seeks guidance and turns to the Triple Gem for liberation and salvation from suffering.
Taking refuge means publicly accepting Buddha as our teacher, the Dharma as his teachings and the Sangha is the religious community. The ceremony for taking refuge is very important because it marks the beginning of our commitment to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Only someone who has taken refuge in the Triple Gem can truly call himself a Buddhist.
Taking refuge means publicly accepting Buddha as our teacher, the Dharma as his teachings and the Sangha is the religious community. The ceremony for taking refuge is very important because it marks the beginning of our commitment to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Only someone who has taken refuge in the Triple Gem can truly call himself a Buddhist.
A Buddhist or a disciple of Buddha is one who has taken refuge in the Triple Gem as their first step. By taking refuge, one declares that he is a disciple of the Triple Gem. Gem is usually used to describe precious stone. The Triple Gem means the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. Otherwise one is only a friend of Buddhism.
The Buddha, the Dharma and Sangha are the gems of the spiritual life beyond the bounds of this world. Accordingly, to cultivate the way (to practice Buddhism), the first significant thing to do is to take refuge in the Triple Gem. It is the basic and essential requirements for one’s cultivation. As an example, a patient needs the diagnosis of a doctor (the Buddha), for the treatment of some serious illness. In the same way, we have to rely on the help of the Buddha, Dharma and the Sangha for our cultivation.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun explains on the meaning of Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem:
http://www.blpusa.com/download/bies42.pdf
Video description on Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem are also available:
Part A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buA2_BVHebk
Part B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-5B3pN9hk
The Buddha, the Dharma and Sangha are the gems of the spiritual life beyond the bounds of this world. Accordingly, to cultivate the way (to practice Buddhism), the first significant thing to do is to take refuge in the Triple Gem. It is the basic and essential requirements for one’s cultivation. As an example, a patient needs the diagnosis of a doctor (the Buddha), for the treatment of some serious illness. In the same way, we have to rely on the help of the Buddha, Dharma and the Sangha for our cultivation.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun explains on the meaning of Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem:
http://www.blpusa.com/download/bies42.pdf
Video description on Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem are also available:
Part A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buA2_BVHebk
Part B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-5B3pN9hk
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