Removing All Karmic Obstacles
Monthly Medicine Buddha Sutra Recitation
On the first Saturday of each month we meet online to read the Medicine Buddha Sutra together.
Our next meeting will be on Saturday, May 4th at 3pm (Eastern Time). The practice takes about 2 hours (there is a five minute break
about halfway through).
Starting on Saturday, June 1, there will be two Medicine Buddha practice sessions on the first Saturday of each month, one starting
at 3pm, and one starting at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to join whichever is more convenient for their schedule (or both!). From 5pm to 6pm there will be a one hour
"intermission" between the two practices. During that time there will also be an online recitation of the Diamond Sutra
from 5:10pm to 5:45pm.
Participants in the Medicine Buddha practice are encouraged to volunteer to take turns reading the Sutra.
For more information send an email to curt "at" k-dharma "dot" org.
The format of the monthly Medicine Buddha practice:
☸ Opening prayers
☸ Evening Bell Chant
☸ Homage to the Three Jewels
☸ Extend Life Ten Phrase Kannon Sutra (Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo)
☸ Heart Sutra (English and Korean)
☸ The Great Dharani
☸ Yaksa Yeorae Bul Chanting
☸ Reading the Medicine Buddha Sutra together
☸ Yakcha Daejang Chanting
☸ The 4 Great Vows and Sharing of Merit
☸ The text of the Sutra that we use for this practice can be downloaded from here:
Removing All Karmic Obstacles
☸ The full text of Kumarajiva's Chinese version of the Sutra is available online via the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association:
https://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0450_001
☸ Some useful youtube videos can be found here:
Medicine Buddha Videos
To join the zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85348877421?pwd=ZVB0MmJxSkdoOGpBdmNUZ3pDNmswQT09
Meeting ID: 853 4887 7421
Passcode: 180132
The dates and times for this monthly practice are:
April 6 (6 PM)
May 4 (3 PM)
June 1 3pm AND 6pm
July 6 3pm AND 6pm
August 3 3pm AND 6pm
September 7 3pm AND 6pm
October 5 3pm AND 6pm
November 2 3pm AND 6pm
December 7 3pm AND 6pm
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January 4, 3pm AND 6pm
February 1 3pm AND 6pm
March 1 3pm AND 6pm
April 5 3pm AND 6pm
May 3 3pm AND 6pm