*Clear Mountain Buddhist Monastery: Annual Robe Offering Celebration!

Saturday, June 29th, 9:30 am – 2 pm at St. Mark’s Cathedral’s Bloedel Hall (enter through back of cathedral), 1245 10th Ave E. Those unable to attend in-person are also welcome to tune in via Zoom or YouTube livestream. To participate in chanting, use this online Chanting Book.

Join the Clear Mountain community from 9:30 am – 2 pm on Sat. June 29th, in celebrating the past three years of a growing community and gathering support for the next phase of the monastery. At the event, we’ll welcome Luang Por Pasanno, founder of Abhayagiri Buddhist monastery, Ayyā Ānandabodhī co-founder of Pārāyana Vihara, along with Ayyā Suvijjāna, & Ayyā Niyyānika, founders of Passaddhi Vihara.

Traditionally, Kathina and Robe Offering Ceremonies (ผ้าป่า “Pah Bah” in Thai) are the primary events initiated and organized by the lay community in support of monasteries. Every year, many in the community spread word of the event among their friends and family, getting the wider community excited and engaged. We come together in celebration and support of the monastics, their practice and their service to the community by offering food, cloth, and other requisites.

“CM3 – Honoring Three Years of Clear Mountaineers” Robe Offering Celebration”, is being held this year to gather support for the purchase of land and buildings for the future monastery. You can find a more detailed description of robe offering ceremonies here.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in all or any part of the celebration. Feel free to offer food at the potluck, and participate in the joyful feast! Those unable to attend in-person are welcome to tune in via Zoom or YouTube livestream. Welcome!

Schedule

9:00 – 9:30 am: People arriving & settling in
9:30 – 10 am: Welcome, introduction, & guided meditation
10 – 10:45 am: Dhamma talk by Luang Por Pasanno
10:45 am – 12:30 pm: Monastics receive food & chant blessing. All share a potluck meal
12:30 – 1:15 pm: Robe Offering Ceremony
1 – 2 pm: Dhamma talk by Ayyā Ānandabodhī & Closing Reflection
2 – 3 pm: Group photo, cleanup, & hobnobbing with new friends!

What to Bring

• A cushion to sit on if you want, though chairs will be available as well, and your love of practice!
• An optional potluck dish to share.

Donations

Robe Offering Ceremonies (or ผ้าป่า “Pah Bah” in Thai) are a beautiful and significant way to financially help the monastics meet their material needs and/or fund special projects for Clear Mountain. Support gathered at this year’s ceremony will go towards Clear Mountain’s Land and Building fund, and support the monastery’s future development. Those who wish to contribute to Clear Mountain’s future home by donating to the Land & Building Fund may do so by visiting www.friendsofclearmountain.org, the website of Clear Mountain’s steward organization. Please try to note that the donation is made for the Robe Offering Ceremony.

Parking

Those driving may enter the campus at the north between the cathedral and the St. Nicholas Building – the location of the Gage Academy and Seattle Amistad School. They may then drive all the way to the back of the cathedral. Parking is free for Clear Mountain attendees even though signs in the lot indicate payment is required. If the “carriage gateway” behind the St. Nicholas building is open, participants are encouraged to park there. We encourage the use of public transportation when convenient, and the Seattle bus #49 stops at the corner of 10th Ave. and E Galer, just north of the meeting place.

Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909114254?pwd=Sm1RVWxYdWp0aldibENoOHJscTQvQT09
Meeting ID: 829 0911 4254 / Passcode: 917562