{"id":82207,"date":"2025-04-28T17:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T01:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/?p=82207"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T05:37:54","slug":"buddhist-town-newsletter-mar-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/buddhist-town-newsletter-mar-2025\/news\/buddhist-town-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Town Newsletter &#8211; Mar 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82207\" class=\"elementor elementor-82207\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49d61f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c49d61f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742ad14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"742ad14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buddhist Town Newsletter - Mar 2025<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecf382 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ecf382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49222a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e49222a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reposted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhisttown.com\/newsletter-mar-2025\">Buddhist Town<\/a> April 28, 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cae75b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cae75b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a9cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57a9cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit of Ven. Dr. Bodagama Chandima Thera from Sri Lanka\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1382249 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1382249\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bde29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4bde29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a1be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5a1be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1768\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-82234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-1-1024x943.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-1-768x707.webp 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-1-1536x1414.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076f8b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"076f8b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671cab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"671cab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1555\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-82235\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-2-1024x829.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-2-768x622.webp 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-2-1536x1244.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40156e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40156e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33a136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33a136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 On March 10th, Ven. Chandima, founder of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niibs.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"url\">Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies<\/a><span class=\"\">\u00a0in Sri Lanka, an institution that embraces the teachings of all three vehicles of Buddhism (www.niibs.lk) \u2014 visited the United States for a week-long trip. Twenty years ago, during a previous visit to the United States, Ven. Chandima Thera personally paid respects to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III and received teachings.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Upon his arrival, he first visited the Holy Site to chant sutras and pay homage, followed by visits to the H. H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Cultural and Art Museum, Holy Miracles Temple, Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town, and then the Benevolence Temple in Las Vegas. During his visit, Ven. Chandima presented a statue of the Buddha expounding the Dharma to the Buddhist Town, symbolizing another auspicious devotion for the spreading of true Buddha Dharma in the Western world. Ven. Chandima will lead the Sri Lanka Buddhist Culture and Education Foundation \u2014 rooted in the Three-Vehicle teachings \u2014 to build a sacred Buddhist Relic Pagoda at the Buddhist Town. The Foundation will also bring a sapling from the original Bodhi Tree and the P\u0101li Tripi\u1e6daka scriptures to Buddhist Town. Going forward, the Buddhist Town will assist in establishing a Dharma Center at Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist studies. We will also invite the university&#8217;s professors to join the effort in translating the Dharma discourses and sutras of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, so that the true Buddhist teaching will be available to the English-speaking world as soon as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727b2b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"727b2b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d7c2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19d7c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d34daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d34daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-82236\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee7afa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bee7afa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9faba36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9faba36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1373\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-4.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-82238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-4.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-4-1024x732.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-4-768x549.webp 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-4-1536x1098.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8118ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8118ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5063f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb5063f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-5.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-82237\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-5.webp 1119w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-5-1024x747.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Mar-2025-5-768x560.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1119px) 100vw, 1119px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c8b2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66c8b2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddc48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ddc48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1817834630\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-styletopreserve=\"{\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ven. Chandima will lead a delegation at the end of May to participate in the Buddha&#8217;s Birthday Dharma Assembly organized by the World Buddhism Association Headquarters. From June 3rd to 4th, the delegation will attend activities at Buddhist Town and introduce the project planned at the Buddhist Town. From June 5th to 6th, they will join a pilgrimage event at Holy Vajrasana Temple in Sanger, CA. While there, Ven. Chandima will co-host a Blessing Prayer Ceremony with Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche. He will also visit Hua Zang Si and San Francisco, and participate in activities in Northern California. Ven. Chandima is proficient in Chinese, Sanskrit, Pali and English, and we warmly welcome everyone to join in the exchange!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1710801560\" class=\"dmNewParagraph u_1710801560\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4f8a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae4f8a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bedc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4bedc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June Events at Holy Heavenly Lake Buddhist Town and the United Service Center\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a62db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a62db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1718123840\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\"><p>The June events at Holy Heavenly Lake are scheduled for June 3rd\u20134th<\/p><ul class=\"defaultList bullet\"><li>June 3rd:<br \/>5:00PM: Outdoor barbecue<br \/>8:00PM: Meditation session and optional overnight camping<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e2dad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54e2dad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a2ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a2ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>June 4th:<br \/>9:00AM &#8211; 12:00PM: Wiser ball Friendship Tournament and Cultural Exhibition<br \/>12:30PM &#8211; 4:00PM: Three panel discussion sessions &amp; outdoor bazaar.<br \/>4:30PM &#8211; 5:30PM: Releasing of lotus prayer water lanterns, praying for world peace, human aspiration for enlightenment, and the dispelling of all calamities!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032876d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"032876d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d558e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d558e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span class=\"\">For more details, please go to www.buddhisttown.com.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScATr6l-tTM90QZYS8hPNIZ_O5BbMT4QrhgR_axsOM09bUCJA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"url\">Online registration<\/a><span class=\"\"> is welcome. You may also call Buddhist Town directly and ask for Joanna for further information and assistance with arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85bbf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e85bbf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cfec2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7cfec2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af7d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"1080\" 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