Dear friends in the Dharma,

We are pleased to invite you to the ceremony welcoming a statue of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva/ Địa Tạng Bồ Tát to our small temple. (Also know asじぞうぼさつ, Jizō Bosatsu,  地藏菩薩, 지장보살 Jijang Bosal, พระกษิติครรภโพธิสัตว์, Sa Yi Nyingpo, or ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་)   We will also celebrate the arrival of a statue of Di lặc Bồ Tát. (Miroku Bosatsu or Maitreya)

These magnificent statues were carved in Vietnam and shipped to Trout Lake through the generosity, kindness, and hard work of literally hundreds of donors each of which are dedicates to the spreading of the Dharma (the teachings of our historical teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha).  

Our ceremony will be held on September 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

• 9:00 a.m. Opening prayer.
• 11:00 a.m. Monk led offering ceremony.

Địa Tạng Bồ Tát took a great vow to rescue all beings in the hell realms. Our hope is that many people will see this beautiful statue and have an opening of their hearts to the Buddha’s Dharma.

We would be very honored if you are able to attend this ceremony.

Many people from Vietnam and the USA have donated funds to carve and ship this wonderful stone statue to our temple from Vietnam.

Our Buddhist temple is in the Vietnamese tradition of the Lâm Tế School of Thiền Buddhism (Chan or Zen).  

We are in the process of building a very simple temple on a 23-acre farm near the base of Mt. Adams in Washington State.

Namo Thích Ca Mâu Ni Phật,   
May you know the Blessing of The Buddha