The 4th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar, May 9th-June 6th, 2024, is considered to be the most important month of the year for practice since Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and pairinirvana all fall within this period according to Tibetan tradition. It is known as the month of merits where the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 100,000 times. 

On the 15th day (full moon) of the Tibetan lunar calendar, May 23rd, 2024, Buddhist practitioners from all over the world will celebrate Saga Dawa, one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It commemorates the enlightenment of the Buddha Shakyamuni at Bodhgaya and the anniversary of his parinirvana in a forest grove in Kusinagara. Saga Dawa is the most important single day for practice of the entire year. (According to RIgpa Tibetan Calendar: "On this day, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times!") 

Saga Dawa, an auspicious day for Buddhists

On May 23rd, setting aside some time for practice, acting with generosity, or offering a single flower to an image of the Buddha has incredible effects for ourselves and others.

If you are able, the Vajrasattva retreat concludes on this day and anyone can join for a session or the entire day.

Registration is open!

Please visit the event page for information about:

Texts, schedules, and recorded sessions of the study groups to give you context about the practice and instructions

Buddhist Festival

June 29 in Portland Oregon

The Buddhist Festival in the Park is being revived this year after not happening through the years of the pandemic. Dharma Rain Zen Center initiated the efforts, reaching out to all the Buddhist centers in our area, and a diverse group of Buddhist centers are signing up. The festival will be an opportunity for Buddhist communities from across the region to gather together in fellowship and to share aspects of Buddhism with the larger Portland community.  

Sangha member Dennis Skipper helped Jampal at a Buddhist Festival in the Park, 2016 or 2017.

Dorje Ling will participate this year, so we need three or four volunteers to help prepare and to be at the event. Please email if interested, and thanks already! dorjelingpdx@gmail.com

To pray for the pacification of negativities plaguing our world, we make this offering once every month.

All are welcome, texts provided.

Meditation Classes

Wednesdays 7:00-8:30pm

(in person only)

We explore a variety of meditation techniques. Open to everyone and drop-ins are encouraged.

Ngondro Practices

Sundays 11:00-12:30pm

(in person and online)

A preliminary practice that is the foundation for students of Vajrayana Buddhism. Open to everyone (especially appropriate for new students).

Lunar Day Practices (Tsog)

See Upcoming Events for dates

(in person, some offered online)

These practices are intended for the sangha (our Buddhist community) to come together and make offerings. Open to everyone.