Upcoming Events
Vesak Celebrations
- Sunday, May 14: Transcribing Sutra & Video Playback for Enshrining of Ven. Master Hsing Yun's Sarira (10:00am at Fo Guang Shan, STL)
- Sunday, May 21 at 10:00am: Bathing of Buddha Ceremony & World Cafe Workshop for The Buddhist Maritime Silk Road (10:00am at Fo Guang Shan, STL)
- Sunday, Jun 11: Vesak Celebration sponsored by Buddhist Council of Greater St Loius (10:00am at MABA)
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DR. LEWIS LANCASTER's Online Lecture
Encountering the Extraordinary: Meetinig Master Hsing Yun
- Watch to learn some memory of Dr Lewis Lancaster about Venerable Master Hsing Yun.
- Speaker: Dr. Lewis R. Lancaster, Emeritus Professor of the Department of East Asian Languages at UC Berkeley
Summer Program- 2023 Hsi Lai Buddhist Retreat
- Dates: June 18 - July 2
- Age: 16 - 45
- The Hsi Lai Buddhist Retreat is an opportunity to immerse yourself in 2 weeks of authentic Chinese Buddhist monastic life. At the monastery, participants will see the world from a new perspective and have the opportunity to develop greater happiness and well-being which can be shared with all the lives they touch in the future.
Teen's Buddhist Program, March to May
- Dates: Saturdays( 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 4/19, 5/13), Sunday (5/21)
- Time: 9:30 - 10:30am Interactive activities & community service, 10:30 - 11:30am Dharma Instrument class (optional)
- Age: Teen between 12 - 17
- Please email us for more information.
- The objectives of the BLIA YAD are: To establish our direction through Humanistic Buddhism, To foster leadership skills by forming youth groups, To broaden our life experience through activities, To deepen our faith in Buddhism through education, To enrich our values by contributing to society.
FGS North America Humanistic Buddhism Courses
FoGuang Hub 2023 Spring Courses
- Dates: Saturdays, March 18- June 3
- Classes: English Meditation, Buddhist Core Teachings, Humanistic Buddhism, The Platform Sutra
Five and Bodhisattva Precepts Retreat
- Dates: Wednesday–Friday, July 12-14, 2023
- Location: Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
- Registration fee $30 (non-refundable), Meals and accommodation will be provided by the temple (donations are welcome)
- Registration Full---no longer open for registration
Friday Meditation Practice
- IN BREAK RIGHT NOW.
- There will be two silent sitting meditation sessions, walking meditation and a short Dharma talk. The first sitting session will be guided by Venerable Jue Huang.
- Due to emerging CoronaVirus situation in our local area, classes will be conducted online only.
- Dress Code: Wear Loose Clothing
- Fee: Free, but a donation of any amount is appreciated. Donation may be made with Paypal Giving Fund.
Sunday Chanting Services
Chinese Mandarin is the language used for current Sunday Chanting Services. You may join us in person or online on Facebook and Youtube.
The in-person English service will be resumed soon.
Chinese Services: 10:00~11:00 am
English Service: Pre-recorded, released every Sunday on Facebook Page
What's New
BLIA Donate Ventilator to Hospital in Wuhan
As a support group to "St Louis For Wuhan" campaign, BLIA, St Louis Chapter has successfully fundraised US$ 4,500 to donate ventilator to hospital in Wuhan. The health care system of the city is facing a challenging condition after the outbreak of COVID-19. The campaign focus on delivering ventilator to hospitals in Wuhan to help the patients in treatment. Wuhan, China is a sister city to St. Louis.
為響應聖路易華人社團對新冠肺炎「聖路易支援武漢倡議」救助行動，國際佛光會聖路易佛光人參與捐贈呼吸機行列，23日由協會會長房明、中區分會會長劉愛蓮與覺皇法師代表，至現代中文學校做捐贈儀式。
Go Veggie With Vege Plan A
FGS and BLIA is now initiating a "drive" for those who practice vegetarianism. Even just once in your life time! Click on the Vege Plan A and Endorse yourself to be part of us to stop starvation, global warming, environmental damage and animal abuse.
《蔬食A计划》 不仅仅是基于宗教、信仰或健康养生的理由， 而是一项攸关人类存亡的工程， 这里的"A"，有三个意涵，
一、最佳策略:蔬食是减缓地球暖化、解决粮食危机的最佳策略。
二、Action:蔬食必须是具体行动不是口号。
三、选择蔬食，就是支持五个具体的保护行动：1、反饥饿2、反全球暖化 3、反生态浩劫4、反环境破坏5、反虐待动物
Meals For A Million 食物包裝消除饑餓
Members of BLIA, St Louis and students from Wash U did a good turn on August 26. As a support team to pack the food to feed the hungry, we successfully boosted up 900,000 meal packs for families in St Louis community. Thanks to the members who joined and the organizer of this event for us to create a better world.
為了與社區連結並終結饑餓，國際佛光會聖路易協會參與社區的食物包裝慈善活動。在會長房明與理事關靈靈的召集下，三十餘名會員與華聖頓大學學生於八月二十六日至Family Arena體育館，參加聖路易「第二屆百萬份餐」活動。佛光人與兩千名義工，共同包裝能給五百四十萬人、近九十萬份通心粉餐點。
SIUE Book Donation 南伊利諾大學典藏《佛教美術圖典》
Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Temple presented Lovejoy Library, SIUE with a 20-volume set of Encyclopedias of Buddhist Arts on November 7.
Chancellor Randy Pembrook, Dean of College of Art and Science Dr. Greg Budzban, Director of Planned Giving Jeff Brown, Lovejoy Library Fine Arts Librarian Therese Zoski Dickman received the gift.
為促進東西方文化交流及豐富美國中西部大學之教學資源，佛光山聖路易禪淨中心十一月七日代表佛光山，至南伊利諾大學艾德華茲維爾分校(Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ，簡稱SIUE) 捐贈《世界佛教美術圖說大辭典》，於該校Lovejoy圖書館舉行捐贈儀式。
Meet the Venerables
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Language used: English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese
Venerable Rugong
Venerable Jue Huang
Venerable Jue Huang
Language Used: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Hakka, English, Malay