Buddha’s Enlightenment Day 2025
Join us for an Inka Ceremony for a new JDPSN!
December 13, 2025
In-person at Providence Zen Center
Inka Ceremony, Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Ceremony, & Precepts Ceremony to be broadcast on Zoom.
Celebrate with us at our sangha day, held at Providence Zen Center.
We’ll have Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony and an Inka Ceremony in the morning, a lunch celebration, and then a Precepts Ceremony in the afternoon.
Come join us as we continue our tradition and take part in the Inka Ceremony to celebrate a new Ji Do Poep Sa Nim (JDPSN) being given permission to teach. Please bring questions for Dharma Combat with the new JDPSN!
Ceremonies will be broadcast on Zoom. The Precepts Ceremony will be in-person only (with broadcast on Zoom).
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
***9:30am: Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Ceremony***
Location: Main Dharma Room/Broadcast on Zoom
***10:30pm: Inka Ceremony***
Location: Main Dharma Room/Broadcast on Zoom
12:00pm: Lunch
Location: Dining Room
12:30pm: Trustees Meeting
Location: Conference Room (For Trustees only)
1:45pm: New Dharma Teacher Robe Distribution
Location: Upstairs Dharma Room
2:00pm: Five Preceptees meeting for those taking five precepts, and those who want to learn more.
Location: Peace Pagoda
2:00pm: Dharma Teacher-in-Training welcome meeting. All Dharma teachers and DTiTs invited to attend.
Location: Upstairs Dharma Room
***3:00pm: Precepts Ceremony***
Location: Main Dharma Room/Broadcast on Zoom
After Precepts Ceremony: Gift Shop OPEN until last guest departs
Please consider giving for Buddha’s Enlightenment Day:
Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Zoom Information
Time: Dec 13, 2025 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Link for all events TBD
Click image to download/view program
Click image to download/view program
Click image to download/view program