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法界佛教總會加拿大華嚴聖寺
AVATAMSAKA SAGELY MONASTERY OF DRBA, CANADA
加拿大華嚴聖寺提供 PROVIDED BY AVATAMSAKA SAGELY MONASTERY, CANADA

法界佛教總會於1985年在加拿大卡格利市設立分會道場--華嚴聖寺。當時位於城東南Ramsey區,鄰近動物園,磚造樓房,面積7,000平方呎,地方狹隘,難以尋找。  

因為信眾日增,三、四年後開始尋覓新地方。1996年,華嚴聖寺終於移往市中心側,弓河畔新址,室內面積21,000平方呎, 地基堅固,具增建三層樓的條件。  

現時地面一層為佛殿、圖書館、服務臺、辦公室;下層為大寮、齋堂、寮房、課室、儲藏室、工場、辦公室; 寺外西側平房,則暫作兒童週日班校址。

因現有空間不敷應用,本會決定增建三層樓; 二樓設正規學校、福利社;三樓間隔為不同功能的房間,包括禪堂、寮房、延生堂、往生堂等。

頂層為大佛殿,可容600人,供奉華嚴三聖銅像:毗盧遮那佛居中,高20呎, 兩旁為文殊及普賢兩尊菩薩,各高16呎。 增建後的華嚴聖寺,設備完善,地點適中,人人可來參加佛事。

法界佛教青年會  
本寺組織法界佛教青年會,在寺內舉辦各種活動,「佛青會」以佛教傳統精神,教導青年人確認自我,迴光反照,發展本具潛能。

本會提供聚會安全自在的設施,方便不同背景及種族的青年人,共聚一堂,相互切磋。我們鼓勵、尊敬、珍惜下一代, 「佛青會」聯合有相同見解的年輕人,共同為世界創造美好的未來。

育良培德學校  
本寺附設育良培德學校,以結合中西教育方式,強調倫理、德育、學術、社會責任、領導才能,及個人潛能開發,為立校宗旨。本校提倡以佛教義理為基礎的教育,學生必須修讀佛學,各種宗教信仰的學生,皆歡迎就讀。 

為培養學生身心健康,本校教育注重下列八德:            
(1)孝 (2)悌 (3)忠 (4)信 (5)禮 
(6)義 (7)廉 (8)恥

本校全體教職員應以身作則,不自私,品格端正,鼓勵學生發揮潛能,修習為有德行的領導人,服務社會。  

學生在提升學術水平之時,亦學習以合作、慈悲、忍讓、為處世之道,以為發展人格的首要素質。以道德為基礎,來領導、服務社會。

本校以六大宗旨為日常活動準繩:
(1)不爭 (2)不貪  (3)不求
(4)不自私 (5)不自利 (6)不妄語

 


Members of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association first came to Calgary in 1985. Avatamsaka Monastery was then located in southeast Calgary, near the zoo, in a district called Ramsey. The all-brick building was small, 7000 square feet, in a location that difficult to find.  

Because the number of devotees kept increasing, after three or four years, members began looking for a larger facility. Finally, in 1996 Avatamsaka Monastery moved to the new building located on the edge of the downtown district. The building sits adjacent the Bow River, contains about 21,000 feet of floor space, and is constructed of reinforced concrete capable of supporting 3 additional stories.

Presently, the Buddha Hall, library, reception area, and offices occupy the main floor, while the kitchen, dining hall, monks' quarters, one small classroom, storage space, a workshop, and one office are in the basement. The small house immediately to the west of the monastery houses the Sunday school.

Because the current facilities are not large enough to accommodate all the activities, three more stories will be added. The second floor will house a full-time day school and a large dining hall, and the third floor will have different rooms for various uses, including a meditation hall, living quarters, and memorial halls for both the living and the dead. Finally, the top floor will be the main worship hall for the monastery, with space for 600 devotees. There will be a twenty-foot-high bronze statue of Vairochana Buddha in the center, flanked by sixteen-foot high statues of Manjushri Bodhisattva and Universal Worthy Bodhisattva.

When Avatamsaka Monastery is completed, it will be a fully contained, centrally located facility where anyone may come to take part in the various activities offered therein.  

DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST YOUTH
Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth (DRBY) will host activities at the monastery. DRBY educates young people in the Buddhist tradition of personal growth and self reflection, and helps them develop their full potential as human beings.

We provide a safe space for dialogue between youth of all backgrounds. We encourage, respect, and cherish youth. DRBY unites all people who share this vision of making a better future for the world.

INSTILLING GOODNESS AND DEVELOPING VIRTUE SCHOOL
Instilling Goodness and Developing Virtue School will also be housed at the monastery. The school mission is to provide a unique blend of East/West education that emphasizes ethics, character development, excellence in scholarship, social responsibility and service, leadership, and the development of individual potential. Our school is proud to promote education based on the ideals of the Buddha's teachings, and courses in Buddhist Studies are required for all students. However, students of all faiths are welcome to attend the school. Emphasis is placed on:
1. Respect for parents, teachers, and elders
2. Empathy
3. Good citizenship
4. Trustworthiness
5. Propriety
6. Social justice
7. Integrity
8. Humility  

The teachers and staff are role models for unselfish and ethical conduct, and students are encouraged to cultivate specific skills for ethical leadership and service to humanity.

Furthermore, students who attend our school develop interpersonal qualities such as cooperation, compassion, and benevolence which are of prime importance in the development of the whole person, while our high academic standards fulfill their intellectual potential.

The Six Guiding Principles are an integral part of the day-to-day activities of the school:
1. No fighting (cooperation)
2. No greed (generosity)
3. No seeking (contentment)
4. No selfishness (selflessness)
5. No pursuit of personal advantage (service)
6. No lying (truthfulness)

 

 

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