Chokhor Duchen: Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Saturday, August 6

3:00pm – 4:30pm
​5:00pm – 6:30pm

Medicine Buddha Puja
Dinner for Community

Chokhor Duchen, also known as the Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma, is the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching after attaining enlightenment. During this teaching in Sarnath, the Buddha preached his first discourse on the Four Noble Truths, setting in motion the "Wheel of the Dharma".

Buddha Shakyamuni gives his first teaching on the Four Noble Truths to the five monks at the Deer Park in Sarnath.

​According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the karmic results of actions on this day are multiplied one hundred million times.

​We invite the community to join us in the Medicine Buddha puja practice and/or our offering of dinner afterwards.

We hope you can join us!
​This is a free event.

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