Ullambana Festival to Venerate Ancestors and Deliver All Beings
7-Day Emperor Liang Repentance Service
Publish: 2017-08-08 20:52:09 Author: Cham Shan Temple Source: Cham Shan Temple
Bestow the merits of repentance to the deceased
Bring ancestors to the Dharma
A grand ceremony of a thousand years
From August 30 to September 5, 2017, all the monastics in the temple are leading a 7-day Emperor Liang Repentance Service to transfer merits to the ancestors and the deceased in helping them gain a favorable deliverance to the Pure Land. Merits are also transferred to the living so they be blessed with health and longevity.
A meritorious occasion to deliver the deceased and venerate the ancestors
Schedule of Service: Day 1 – 6
9:30 am – 11:45 am Emperor Liang Repentance Service
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Emperor Liang Repentance Service
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Emperor Liang Repentance Service
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Discourse by Rev. Dayi Shi on the “Diamond Sutra “
Schedule of Service: Day 7 (Final Day)
9:30 am – 11:45 am Recitation of the Ullambana Sutra
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm Emperor Liang Repentance Service
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Food Bestowal After Mengshan to benefit all deceased
During the Ullambana Festival, Sponsorship is invited for the following items:
4 VIP Sponsors: $2000/person
Included: 2 Grand Plaques (Protective/Longevity), 8 Type A Plaques and Food Offering
6 Special Sponsors: $1000/person
Included: 2 Grand Plaques (Protective/Longevity), 4 Type A Plaques and Food Offering
48 Standard Sponsors: $500/person
Included: 3 Type A Plaques and Food Offering
Protective/Longevity Plaques, Food Offerings, etc. are available during the period of the Service.
Type A Protective/Longevity Plaque: $200
Type B Protective/Longevity Plaque: $100
Type C Protective/Longevity Plaque: $50
Type D Protective/Longevity Plaque: $20
Food/Fruit/Flower Offering any amount
(Sponsor List for donation over $50)
We invite and appreciate your participation in this Service. Amituofo!
Please register early for the benefit of your ancestors and the deceased, to whom merits will be transferred in the morning and evening services every day until 15th September, 2016.
For inquiries, please visit www.ChamShanTemple.org or call
Front desk: 905-886-6481 or 905-886-1522 ext. 234 / 290
Address: 7254 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill, ON L3T 2R6