Typical Retreat Schedule
DRBU will conduct a special orientation session before each retreat. In addition, in the evenings and selected afternoons, there will be a series of classes and discussions for participants with no prior experience with the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas and recitation practice.
The peaceful monastic setting facilitates self-reflection and insight. The schedule combines meditation, recitation, and sutra chanting with periods of discussion and Dharma instruction. After completing this retreat, participants will have a beginning foundation for developing a Dharma practice.
The peaceful monastic setting facilitates self-reflection and insight. The schedule combines meditation, recitation, and sutra chanting with periods of discussion and Dharma instruction. After completing this retreat, participants will have a beginning foundation for developing a Dharma practice.
1ST DAY [SATURDAY]PM
5:15 - 5:45 Dinner [Small Dining Hall] Before 6:00 Check-in at Administration Office 7:30 - 9:00 Welcome & Orientation [DRBU Conference Room] 9:00 - 9:30 Purifying Boundaries [Buddha Hall] |
2ND Day [SUNDAY]AM
4:00 - 5:00 Morning Recitation [Optional] 5:00 - 6:00 Universal Bowing [Optional] 6:15 - 6:45 Breakfast (Small Dining Hall) 7:00 - 8:00 Stretches & Meditation with Instructions 8:15 - 10:00 Morning Class 10:10 - 11:00 Meal Offering & Transference 11:00 - 11:50 Noon Meal PM 12:15 - 1:00 Viewing the Relics of the Buddha & Founder 1:00 - 5:00 Afternoon Class 5:15 - 5:45 Dinner (Small Dining Hall) 6:30 - 7:30 Evening Recitation 7:30 - 9:00 Evening Class 9:00 - 9:40 Great Transference |
3RD - 7TH Day [MONDAY - SATURDAY]AM
4:00 - 5:00 Morning Ceremonies [Returning Practitioners' Track] 5:00 - 6:00 Universal Bowing [Returning Practitioners' Track, Optional] 6:15 - 6:45 Breakfast 7:15 - 8:30 Sutra Recitation / Walking Recitation 8:30 - 9:00 Seated Recitation 9:00 - 9:30 Silent Recitation 9:30 - 10:00 Walking Recitation 10:20 - 11:00 Meal Offering 11:00 - 11:50 Lunch PM 1:00 - 2:30 Sutra Recitation / Walking Recitation 2:30 - 3:00 Seated Recitation 3:00 - 3:30 Silent Recitation 3:30 - 4:30 Discussion [Beginners' Track] / Seated & Silent Recitation [Returning Practitioners' Track] 4:30 - 5:00 Transference ceremony 5:15 - 5:45 Dinner 6:30 - 7:30 Evening chanting 7:30 - 9:00 Evening Lectures 9:00 - 9:30 Transfer of merit ceremony |
Returning Practitioners
Returning practitioners who are familiar with the environment of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas can participate in the entire retreat schedule in addition to the evening Dharma lecture in English by DRBU instructors. This gives practitioners a chance to deepen their spiritual cultivation in an intensive session environment.
Returning practitioners who are familiar with the environment of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas can participate in the entire retreat schedule in addition to the evening Dharma lecture in English by DRBU instructors. This gives practitioners a chance to deepen their spiritual cultivation in an intensive session environment.