Daily, Weekend and Special Programs of the International Buddhist Center

6.30 - 7:30 A.M: Chanting Pirith.

7.30- 8:00 A.M: Offerings and Breakfast Alms giving to the Buddha

8.00- 8:30 A.M: Breakfast

8.30- 10:15 A.M: Reading Buddhist Scriptures. Attending to administrative work

and Buddhist Book Service

10:15 -11:30 A.M: Preparing food for the Lunch Alms giving.

11.30- 11:50 A.M: Offerings and Lunch Alms giving to the Buddha .

11.50- 12:30 PM: Lunch

12.30- 1:30 PM: Devotional preaching to the Devotees and Blessings.

1.30 - 2:30 PM Break/ Leisure

2:30 – 5:00 PM Administrative work and interviewing Devotees

5:15- 5:30 PM: Offering Gilan Pasa to Buddha (Evening tea/soft drinks)

5:30 – 6:00 PM Cleaning the Shrine Room

6:00 -7.30 P.M Offerings to Buddha & Chanting of Gathas (Stanzas/Devotional Hymns).

7:30 -8:15 P.M: Chanting Pirith and Blessing the Devotees

8:15- 8:30 P.M: Offerings to Gods.

8:30- 9:15 P.M: Discussion on the day’s events and end of day’s program.

Week end Programs

Saturday and Sunday, Morning till Noon:

Attending Alms giving/s, Dharma Sermons and Chanting of Pirith at the residence of Devotees

Saturday:

● 2:30 – 5:30 Blessing the sick and elderly Devotees at hospitals and homes.

● 5:30 – 7:30 Open house Meditation Program.

Devotees are required to call before coming.

Sunday:

● 3:00 - 5:30 PM Dhamma (Religious) School at the IBC

● 5:30-6:30 PM Vandana (Worship)- Special Puja

Last Sunday of every month:

Poya (full Moon) Day program:

8:00---8:30: Devotees observing sill (Eight Precepts) and Worshiping Buddha

8:30-- 9:00: Breakfast Alms giving.

9:00- 10.00: Meditation (Fostering Mental Culture) - On Loving Kindness

10:00 -11:00: Dhamma Sermon

11:00-12:00: Offerings to Buddha & Lunch Alms giving

12:00- 1:00: Break- Leisure

1:00- 2:00: Discussion on Buddha’s Discourses

2:30- 3:30: Gilan Pasa (evening tea/soft drinks)

3:30- 4:30 Meditation (Fostering Mental Culture) on (Inhaling, Exhaling) Breathing in and Breathing out

4:30- 5:00 Sill Pawaranaya- Terminations of Eight Precepts and Worshiping Buddha

Special Programs:

Wednesday:

Meditation (Fostering Mental Culture) Program.

● 4.45 – 5:45 PM at the American University, Washington, DC

● 7:30 – 8:30 PM at the IBC

Services on the invitation of Devotees:

● Memorial Services

● House Worming Ceremonies

● Wedding Ceremonies

● Blessings of new born babies