Ching Kwok Buddhist Temple Of Toronto
300, Bathurst Street M5T 2S3 Toronto, ON, Canada

A Good Night's Blessing: Good Night | : "" ! ... Lucky rain and auspicious snow foresee a promising new year. The Year of the Ox. Today is the second day of Lunar New Year, the open-year day. A difficult year has finally passed. Despite the downs and unwelcome experiences we have encountered in the past year, we are also rewarded with a pinch of sweetness. COVID has taught us to realize that giving loving-kindness and compassion to each other is a mutual benefit. It is cold tonight and we hope that by wishing you well and by offering you a blessing will warm your heart. We are grateful to the Buddha for his teachings and for the Devalokas for protecting the Buddha's teachings. We are also grateful to you for your ceaseless support. We wish you and your family good health, safety, and prosperity. Happy lunar new year See more

Fun during Covid-19 | Guide to Reading: exploring the idea of bodhicitta aspiration and its applications. Sundays, 1 pm - 3 pm, at CK Temple. Source reference: Venerable Elder Jingxin's Explanations on Dharma Concepts, 6.... : 13 : () See more

Reciting Avalokitesvara's name, purely and wholeheartedly | 2020114 (919) Nov. 4, 2020. Anniversary of Avalokitesvara's monastic ordination.... A quiet autumn night, with a cool breeze sweeping gently through the air, bringing our imagination to the tranquility as that attained by Avalokitesvara, and making us realize the honour and reverence we have for this Bodhisattva. In a year, we celebrate four anniversaries for the Buddha, namely on his birthday, his monastic ordination, his enlightenment, and his parinirvana. We celebrate only one anniversary for other Bodhisattvas on their birthdays, with the exception of Avalokitesvara of whom we celebrate three anniversaries, on his birthday, his monastic ordination, and his enlightenment. This shows how highly we regard Avalokitesvara. We hope that as you are offering prostrations to Avalokitesvara, you are also learning to practice the resolve exemplified by this Bodhisattva. See more

The Anniversary of Avalokitesvara's Monastic Ordination| Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. 10 am - 12 pm. 2020114

Sunday Dharma Service: The Pure Land Jeweled Repentance | : 20201101 Nov. 01, 2020. 10 am - 12 pm.... As we practice the Pure Land teachings in repenting and in making vows, do we do so purely for the sake of sowing meritorious seeds for going to Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land in our next life? If we could repent simply for our wrongdoings and practice bodhicitta by make vows to benefit others, it is with this intention of purity alone that help us build a pure land for ourselves in our daily lives.

Weekly Sunday Dharma Service: The Great Jeweled Repentance | : 20201011 ()1012 October 11, 2020. 10 am - 12 pm.... We welcome public participation. , 53,35, , 53, , 53, 35 It's said that when Buddha took ordination in one of his lifetimes, he was delighted upon hearing the names of 53 Buddhas, thus preached to uphold the contemplation of them; later he preached the names of 35 more Buddhas to sentient beings as a means for them to practice in repenting misdeeds. ----------------------- Photo: YK Temple of Montreal. : Note: All our Dharma services are delivered in Chinese. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may pose for those who are interested to participate but are unfamiliar with the Chinese language.

An exemplar of good practice... It is a blessing to have an opportunity to offer a helping hand. ...

Sunday Dharma Service: The Pure Land Jeweled Repentance | : 20201025 Oct. 25, 2020. 10 am - 12 pm.... As we practice the Pure Land teachings in repenting and in making vows, do we do so purely for the sake of sowing meritorious seeds for going to Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land in our next life? If we could repent simply for our wrongdoings and practice bodhicitta by make vows to benefit others, it is with this intention of purity alone that help us build a pure land for ourselves in our daily lives.

October Greeting in Wishing Everyone Safe and Well | Translation in context of the Chinese verse in the photo: Refrain from speaking of others, lowly or highly, wrongly or rightly; ... For, when we do so, in the end, it is we who will suffer consequently. If we can bury our tongues in our mouths, deeply, Then, such a way would rank first among all practices, unequivocally. - Tr. SL. Original text: Shi Huaishen, Song Dynasty. - : ______________ Photo: Sun Design :

2020 Ullambana Dharma Service | 2020 2020830-92 ... .. ... .. ... Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2020. The concept of filial piety, originated from the teachings of Confucianism, is considered a foundation of all virtues for the Chinese people, and has an unwavering strength in the core of the Chinese culture. When Buddhism arrived in China, it was confronting the biggest challenge in having its practice of shaving one’s head and leaving one’s home’ conflicting with Confucian’s teaching of Our body, including hair and skin, is given to us by our parents and we dare not harm it. In the passing of time, Buddhism did its part in advocating its idea of filial conduct, expounded majorly through the Ullambana Sutra and its related textual sources, Those who cultivate filial conduct should in thought after thought, constantly remember their present parents when making offerings, as well as parents of the seven past lives and relatives of six kinds Making offerings helps to nurture the generosity in ourselves. The Buddhist practice of filial conduct thus involves three cultivations, cultivation for virtue of filial piety and cultivation for virtue of generosity, consequently cultivation for eradicating greed in ourselves. The Buddhist idea of filial piety, in this way, not only harmonized with that of Confucian teaching but has stretched the concept to the ultimate. As the situation of COVID-19 becomes steadily under controlled, we are reopened to the public. We thank Sifu for leading the service, the sangha members and lay community for their unending support. We wish you and your families be safe, secure, well, and happy. See more

Weekly Sunday Dharma Service: The Great Jeweled Repentance | : 20201011 ()1012 October 11, 2020. 10 am - 12 pm.... We welcome public participation. , 53,35, , 53, , 53, 35 It's said that when Buddha took ordination in one of his lifetimes, he was delighted upon hearing the names of 53 Buddhas, thus preached to uphold the contemplation of them; later he preached the names of 35 more Buddhas to sentient beings as a means for them to practice in repenting misdeeds. ----------------------- Photo: YK Temple of Montreal. : Note: All our Dharma services are delivered in Chinese. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may pose for those who are interested to participate but are unfamiliar with the Chinese language.

The Annual Ullambana Dharma Service | 83092, , , , , *, , , ... The Ullambana Dharma service has been scheduled to be held from Aug. 30 - Sept. 2. We welcome you to join us as our temple has now reopened for public participation in Dharma service, subject to restricted admissions. We are complying with public health regulations, following strict health and safety guidelines. We apologize for all inconveniences as they are a consequence of the current COVID-19 situation. * Whether or not you might be able to attend the service, we welcome you to register for a dedication in transferring merits from the service to all sentient beings, offering well wishes, for the people in peace and in good health, and for ancestors, a rebirth in the Pure Land. See more

August Greeting in Practice Foolishness to Safeguard One's Wisdom | * Translation in context of the Chinese verse in the photo: Often..... One who is modest has many helping hands, One who is benevolent in speech has great blessings; One who does not listen to gossips is richly filled with harmony, One who is mindful of what the Buddha represents is abundantly happy. - Tr. SL. Original text: Unknown. - : * /Reference: Kongzi Jiayu (Family Sayings of Confucius) - Three Reciprocity . #august #cktemple #cktempletoronto . ______________ Photo: Sun Design :

July Greeting in Establishing Integrity | Translation of the Chinese verse in the photo: Be specialized in a discipline and as well, be extensively knowledgeable;... Be humble, loyal, and forgiven. We emphasize the essence of practice in the actual application of the learning process; We aim the attainment of Buddhahood at the benefit of others. - Tr. SL. Original text: Unknown. - : ______________ Photo: Sun Design : See more

2020- The Annual Liang Repentance: "A Practice in Repentance of Kindness & Compassion" | : 2020629-75... June 29-July 5, 2020. We have closed our temple for more than 4 months now since the issue of social-distancing back in early March. Still we have not officially reopened to the public. We continued to hold our major Liang service as planned with all aspects of the 7-day ceremony delivered accordingly, properly, thoroughly, and joyfully to completion. This year's ceremony has been extraordinary as it has enlightened us to realize that we all live under the same sky. We ought to treat circumstances impartially that are brought to us by the pandemic, extending empathy to all without exception, thus repenting earnestly. Let's hope this can be a preliminary step that inspires us to become compassionate. Thank you Sifu. Thank you all resident monastics and everyone for your devoted support, aiding us ceaselessly. May we grow together in practice on the bodhi path. See more

2020 - Pre-Liang Repentance Ceremony: Dharma Offering | 2020628 , , , , , , , , ... June 28, 2020. A Dharma offering is a tribute to Buddha and a guidance in practice. In between his times of flying back and forth to MK Temple in Edmonton and YK Temple in Montreal, Sifu still found time to give us Dharma talks at CK Temple in Toronto. After almost 2 years, the discourse on Treatise to the Amitayurdhyana Sutra has completed. Sifu used 2 approaches, the Five-Part Analysis in Profound Meaning and Phrase-by-Phrase Elaboration with various other references to discuss the text in detail. Sifu advises us to learn as a foundation the core teachings of the Dharma as it will help us a great deal on the path of our practice. Thank you Sifu. We await the Dharma talk on the discourse of the next Sutra. See more

June Greeting in Being Reliable & Steadfast, Bear that in Mind Always | A translation in context of the Chinese verse in the photo: An ancient maxim states that... to be gentle and soft, powerful and forceful, the former triumphs over the latter; And that acting in this manner is the best means of accumulating good deeds. Should one ever hears about such advice, It would be like quenching one's thirst with a rare and precious nectar. - Tr. SL. Original Source, Anonymous Author. - : ______________ Photo: Sun Design : See more

Avalokitesvara of Great Compassion | 2020523 , , , , , , , , , ! May 23, 2020.... Dharma Service: The Great Compassionate Jeweled Repentance. Avalokitesvara's extraordinary compassion for sentient beings and his resolve to postpone his own Buddhahood until he has helped every sentient being on earth achieve liberation has made the Bodhisattva very popular and well-loved throughout the Buddhist world, especially Asian countries, with many of the admirers who may not necessarily be Buddhist followers. When we want to be spiritually in tune and in harmony with Avalokitesvara, we try to follow by practising the qualities that the Bodhisattva exemplifies. When we prostrate in front of Buddhist statues, we learn to be mindful that it is through the exterior representation of the statues that illumimates to us the underlying meaning of the prostration. Although there were only a few attendees and Sifu was not present at this service, it was still very praiseworthy. See more

The Annual Liang Repentance Dharma Service | 62975, , COVID-19 , , , , *, , The Liang Repentance has been scheduled to be held from June 29 - July 5. Should the situation of COVID-19 improve, CK Temple will open the service for public participation. Otherwise, Sifu will privately deliver the service with resident monastics. We w...ill comply with public health regulations at all times. We apologize for all inconveniences as consequence of the current situation. * Whether or not you might be able to attend the service, we welcome you to register for a dedication in transferring merits from the service to all sentient beings, offering well wishes, for the people in peace and in good health, and for ancestors, rebirth in the Pure Land. See more