✨ Join us for a day of blessings, prayers, and merit-making at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina! 🗓 Date: November 8, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 📍 Location: Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina 🪷 Merit Registration Offerings include Medicine Buddha Lights, Azure Lights, Prayer Lights, and food, flower, and fruit offerings. 🔗 Register here:https://form.jotform.com/263015166273150 May the light of the Medicine Buddha bring peace, health, a

🥁 Join the Fo Guang Dharma Drum Team! 🎶 ✨ Practice through rhythm. Share the Dharma through the beat of the drum. Calling all youth and young adults ages 13–30! Join the Fo Guang Dharma Drum Team at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina, and discover the joy of drumming while building focus, teamwork, and positive energy. 🥁 Why Join Us? ✔️ No prior drumming experience required ✔️ Develop focus and teamwork skills ✔️ Experience mindfulness through rhythm and movemen

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Step into the magical world of Frozen for three days of fun, friendship, and adventure! Through interactive activities and team challenges, children will learn kindness, responsibility, and resilience while building confidence and caring for others. 📅 December 29–31, 2026 (Tuesday–Thursday) ⏰ 9:30 AM–4:00 PM 👧 Ages 6–11 💰 $150 | Early Bird: $120 (register and pay by November 9) 📍 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina 📞 (919) 816-9866 📧 nc@ibps.org To register:..

Explore the beauty of traditional Chinese meticulous Buddha painting through a step-by-step study of line drawing, coloring, facial expression, and figure details. By studying and reproducing classic Buddhist artworks, participants will learn the refined techniques, careful brushwork, and balanced composition characteristic of traditional Chinese meticulous painting. 🪷 Course Details 👩‍🎨 Instructor: Xiang Li 📅 Dates: Every Tuesday, October 27 –December 15, 2026 (8 classes

Looking to cultivate mindfulness and greater inner calm? Join our 8-class Buddhist Meditation Course at Fo Guang Shan Temple, North Carolina. 🙏 Throughout the course, participants will learn how to harmonize body, breath, and mind for meditation. Buddhist principles will be integrated into the practice, including warm-up stretching, walking meditation, standing meditation, and seated meditation—providing a comprehensive approach to cultivating mindfulness and inner calm. ✨ C

Find stillness. Return to clarity. Fo Guang Shan Temple North Carolina invites you to a peaceful One-Day Meditation Retreat designed for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Through sitting meditation, mindful movement, and guided reflection, reconnect with your inner calm and cultivate wisdom in daily life. 🗓 Retreat Dates • Sat 10/17/2026 • Sat 11/14/2026 ⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM 💲 Cost: $20/day 📍 2529 Prince Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 🔗 Register (English):...

Love cooking and want to explore delicious vegetarian cuisine? Join our Vegetarian Cooking Club at Fo Guang Shan Temple, North Carolina! 🥗👩‍🍳 This term is led by Samuel Edison, a former chef at Michelin-rated restaurants and Le Cirque in New York. He specializes in Western and East Asian vegetarian cuisine. Samuel became vegetarian in 2019 and co-founded The Little Lotus, a vegetarian catering company in NYC. ✨ Program Details 📅 Sundays, once a month 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM 📆 Oc

一杯茶，一份寧靜；一念專注，一次與自己的相遇。 透過靜心品茶與簡要禪修引導，帶領學員從日常的茶席中體會佛法的寧靜與覺照。課程融合茶道美學與禪修實踐，在緩慢、專注與清明的過程中，學習回到當下，觀照身心。 🌿 課程資訊｜Class Information 📅 2026/10/3 開課，共8堂 🗓️ 周六：10/3、10/24、11/7、11/21、12/5、12/12、2027/1/9、1/23 🕐 1:30–3:30 PM 💰 報名費：$50（含材料費） 📍 北卡佛光山 Fo Guang Shan Temple, North Carolina 中文授課 🍃 在一盞茶中，學習慢下來；在一念之間，回到當下。 👉 立即報名｜Register Now https://shorturl.at/cWoHC 歡迎對茶文化、禪修與身心覺察有興趣的朋友，一起品茶、習禪，體驗「茶禪一味」的生活智慧。🙏

🌸 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina Freehand Chinese Painting & Little Artists Art Classes Looking for a creative and enriching art experience for yourself or your child? 🎨 Join us this fall for two special art programs taught by Instructor Wenxiu Li, offering students an opportunity to explore painting, creativity, and artistic expression. 🖌️ FREEHAND CHINESE PAINTING For Youth & Adults 📅 Dates: Saturdays, August 29–October 31, 2026📚 10 classes⏰ Time: 3:45 P

Looking for a fun and meaningful Sunday program for your child? At Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina, children (ages 4–11) will learn kindness, gratitude, and good character through stories, arts & crafts, games, and mindful activities while practicing the Three Acts of Goodness: ✨ Do Good Deeds ✨ Speak Good Words ✨ Think Good Thoughts 📅 Aug. 30 – Nov. 1, 2026 🕙 Sundays | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 💰 $100 per child 📍 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolin

想在輕鬆愉快的氛圍中認識新朋友、享受桌遊樂趣嗎？在溫馨的環境裡，一起用餐、遊戲與交流，還有20分鐘智慧閱讀與分享，讓身心都得到放鬆與成長。 適合所有年齡，無需經驗！ 📅 時間：4/24 起，每週五晚上 🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 🍽 內容：共進晚餐＋桌遊體驗＋閱讀分享 💰 費用：免費參加 📍 地點：北卡佛光山 🔗 報名： https://forms.gle/L3oCZcAtyQujpzSd7

You are warmly invited to “Doodling Chan”Venerable Youji’s Art Exhibition Opening Ceremony Through the flow of ink and form,this exhibition invites you to slow downand discover stillness, clarity, and presencewithin each stroke and every space left unfilled. 📅 Opening｜February 22, 2026 (Sunday) 🕜 Time｜1:30 PM 📍 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, North Carolina 🎟 Free Admission Exhibition Dates: February 21, 2026 – December 31, 2026 Join us for a quiet encounter where art bec

🎵 Fo Guang Buddhist Choir Club – Now Recruiting 🎵 Founded in 2024, the Fo Guang Buddhist Choir Club brings people together through singing Humanistic Buddhist Songs . With monthly practices held 1–2 times, members cultivate the mind through music and share blessings at temple events. Led by Ms. ChuYen Ho, we warmly welcome anyone who loves singing to join us. 👉 Register here: https://shorturl.at/FOjVa 🎶 佛光歌詠隊 招募中 🎶 成立於2024年，北卡佛光山歌詠隊以演唱《人間音緣》歌曲為共修方式，從歌聲中體悟佛法、傳遞溫暖祝福。 每月定期練

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