Buddha’s Enlightenment Day 2025

Join us for an Inka Ceremony for a new JDPSN!

December 13, 2025

In-person at Providence Zen Center
Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Ceremony, Inka Ceremony, & Precepts Ceremony to be broadcast on Zoom.

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Celebrate with us at our sangha day, held at Providence Zen Center.

The events start Friday night with a Sing-Along hosted by Matthew Keeler JDPSN. Bring your instruments and your kids! Chords and lyrics will be shown on the big screen.

On Saturday, 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. During the Inka ceremony, the new Zen Teacher will do a short Dharma exchange, give a formal Dharma talk, and become a successor in Zen Master Seung Sahn’s lineage. Please bring questions for Dharma Combat with the new JDPSN!

Saturday night there is a Conscious Dance immediately following evening practice. DJ Mystical Michael will be our host. Show up and move as the music takes you!

Ceremonies will be broadcast on Zoom. The Precepts Ceremony will be in-person only (with broadcast on Zoom).

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Friday, December 12th, 2025

~7:45pm: Sing-Along with Matt Keeler JDPSN
Location: Main Dharma Room

Saturday, December 13th, 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 (& Gift Shop OPEN!)
Location: Dining Room

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 - Until last guest departs: Gift Shop OPEN

Please consider giving for Buddha’s Enlightenment Day:

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Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Zoom Information

Time: Dec 13, 2025 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Link for all events TBD

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