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July 2007 Sesshin Participants

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Sensei and Ven. SF Koo from the Papua New Guinea Manjusri Buddhist Centre waiting for the powhiri at the Waitangi Regional Interfaith Dialogue, where faith leaders and government ministers and officials from fifteen South East Asian and Pacific countries met for three days to discuss ways of promoting peace and understanding between religious groups.

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Helen tells Sangha children the story of the Buddha's birth, Vesak 2007.

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on the afternoon
of the sixth day of sesshin
the magnolia realized itself

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January 2007 Sesshin at the Friary.

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August 2006 Sesshin at Aio Wira

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Sangha members on the
21 May, 2006 trip to the T'ang Dynasty-style temple, Fo Guang Shan, located in East Tamaki, Auckland.

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Another view of the Fo Guang Shan Temple.

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The Auckland Zen Centre's first 7-day sesshin - January 2006.

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Post-sesshin...

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Amala-sensei's Sanctioning Ceremony, August 14th 2004

Amala-sensei receving her teacher's rakusu from Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, with Gerardo Gally Sensei in attendance, during her Sanctioning Ceremony, on 14 August, 2004.

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Amala-sensei and Roshi Bodhin at the altar

 

A formal portrait after the ceremony.

 

Zendo Opening Ceremony on February 1st, 2004. Amala-sensei adds ash from Bukokku-ji to the altar incense pot.

 

Sunday morning sitting in the Zendo on Pah Road.

 

Zendo altar with Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, holding his delusion-cutting sword.

 

Dokusan room with tanka depicting the Healing Buddha.