You Are Here: Navigating the Way

10th Annual Buddhist Festival in the Park

All are welcome, it's free!

Schedule

• 11:45 am: Ringing of the Bell 108 times
• 12:00 pm: Washing of the Baby Buddha Ceremony
• 12:30 pm: Workshops: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a way to incorporate the tools of Buddhism into your daily life, offered by Laura Jomon Martin; Short Intro to Buddhism, history and concepts, offered by Brenda Fugate, Oregon Buddhist Temple
• 1:30 pm:  Keynote speaker: Dan Rubin, Portland Shambhala Center, and Maitripa College
• 2:15 pm: Dharma song sing-along.
• 2:30 pm: You Are Here Ceremony
• 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Rayna Jacobson, Portland Shambhala Center; Amanda Risser, Dharma Rain Zen Center; Charles Reneau, Oregon Buddhist Temple; Nelly Kaufer, Pine Street Sangha
• 4:00 pm: Raffle drawing
• 4:10 pm: Dances of Universal Peace: participatory

Children's Pavilion Schedule

• 12 noon: Washing the Baby Buddha Ceremony 
• 12:30 pm: Workshop: Chanting and Drumming by Jason Litts 
• 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Navigating the Way Treasure Hunt; You Are Here Fridge Magnet creation; coloring; story times
• 2:15 pm: Dharma song sing-along 
• 2:30 pm: You Are Here Ceremony 
• 4:00 pm: Raffle Drawing and Dances  

Help us out by distributing flyers near you at coffee shops, cafes, stores, libraries, wherever you might find bulletin boards...

 2013 Buddhist Festival Quarter Sheet Flyer

 2013 Buddhist Festival Full Sheet Flyer

2013 Participating Groups

• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland+* (main sponsor)
• Oregon Buddhist Temple+*
• Vancouver Nichiren Sangha+
• Dharma Rain Zen Center+
• Zen Community of Oregon: Heart of Wisdom, Great Vow+
• Maitripa College
• Dance Mandal+
• Bright Way Zen+*
• Zen Center of Portland*
• Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland+
• TibetanPrayerFlag* (Tibet A Gift)
• Kagyu Changchub Chuling
• Amitabha Buddhist Society of Oregon
• Samden Ling+ 
• Mahasiddha Buddhist Center+*
• Pine Street Sangha
• Living Earth*  
• Patient/ Physician Cooperatives Portland
• Touching Earth Sangha 

+members participated in planning

*contributed to costs

Vendors

• Tibet A Gift
• Karuna Meditation Supplies
• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland Chapter
• Japanese import Buddhist supplies

Food Vendors

• Momo Cart
• Taco Pedaler
• Koi Fusion
• Masala Pop

See Festival expenses and donations here.

Support the Festival: Donate!

Planning Meetings for the Festival

Sunday, February 3

Sunday, March 10

Sunday April 7

Sunday, May 5

All meetings are at 1 pm

Oregon Buddhist Temple

3720 SE 34th Ave  

Meetings are in the basement, except for April 7, main level lobby

Thank You

Thanks to all who came to the festival.  The feeling of community continues to inspire many.

Thanks go to the groups and individuals who contributed money to the festival. The amount donated this year gives us a good foundation for next year. (See participating groups for a list.)

Thanks to those who donated prizes for the free drawing: Mercy and Wisdom Healing Center; Tibetan Prayer Flag (Tibet a Gift); Oregon Buddhist Temple; Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland; Thai BBQ Restaurant

Debrief Meeting

Sunday, June 24

2 pm

Thai BBQ Restaurant

48th and Powell

If you attended the festival and are excited about it and want to get involved for next year's 10th annual Buddhist Festival in the Park, please come to this meeting.  We'll talk about what worked and what ideas we have for the future.

Buddhist Festival in the Park: Transforming the Heart

              Schedule

• 11 am: Tabling by participating groups, also throughout the day
  
• 12 noon: Bells, Opening Ceremony
• 12:15: Workshops: 1. Starting a Practicing with Sacred Space; 2. The Ethics of Buddhism, or, What Does it Mean to Be a Buddhist? (see also Children's Pavilion)
  
• 1:00 pm: Keynote speaker: Domyo Burk, Bright Way Zen
• 2:00 pm: Transforming the Heart Ceremony with Blessings for all Beings
• 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Stan Shiigi, Oregon Buddhist Temple; Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Dharma Rain Zen Center, BPF Portland; Sakula Mary Reinard, Portland Friends of the Dhamma; Prajwal Vajracharya, Dance Mandal.
  
• 4:00 pm: Free prize drawing
• Dance Mandal  

Children's Pavilion Schedule

• 11:00 am to 4:00 pm: Scavenger Hunt and Cooperative Games (coloring, books, and crafts available too)
• 12:15 pm: Workshop: Chanting and Drumming by Jason Litts
• 1:00 pm Storytime with craft by Heidi Enji Hoogstra
• 2:00 pm: Transforming the Heart with Blessings for all Beings
• 3:00 pm:  Storytime with craft by Ann Shintani Winner 
• 4:00 pm: Free Prize Drawing and Closing with Dance Mandal
  

Fliers

Handbill  (one or two-sided)

Full page color

Participating Groups

• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland+* (main sponsor)
• Oregon Buddhist Temple+*
• Vancouver Nichiren Sangha+
• Dharma Rain Zen Center+
• Zen Community of Oregon: Heart of Wisdom, Great Vow+
• Maitripa College*
• Dance Mandal* 
• Bright Way Zen*
• Zen Center of Portland*
• Portland Friends of the Dhamma+
• Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland+
• Diamond Way
• Mahasiddha Center
• Community of Mindful Living+
• TibetanPrayerFlag* (Tibet A Gift)
• Northwest Dharma Association*+
• Kagyu Changchub Chuling*
• SGI-USA
• Nichiren Shu Portland
• Living Earth
• Tergar Meditation Group of Portland*

+members participated in planning

*contributed to costs

See Festival expenses and donations here.

Help fund the festival

Help us fund the festival by spreading the word as well as donating here:

Project - 2012 Buddhist Festival in the Park | Go Get Funding

Festival Planning Meetings

Buddhist Festival Planning

Sunday, May 20

2 pm CANCELLED, not needed

Portland, Oregon

2011 Photos

Find photos by Jan Van Raay here.

Photos by Prajwal Vajracharya and various photographers using his camera here.

Ellen Kobe with the Oregonian wrote a nice little article about the day: Portland Buddhist Festival Engages Children.

Sharing the Dharma

Schedule

Main Pavilion

• 11:00 am: Tabling by participating groups throughout the day.
• 12 noon: Opening Bells and Incense offering
• Workshop: Simple Tea Ceremony
• 1:00 pm: Panel for Discussion: Teresa Keishi SotodeRomán, Oregon Buddhist Temple; Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Portland BPF, Dharma Rain Zen Center; Dr. Dan Rubin, Maitripa College, Portland Shambhala
• 2:15 pm: All Beings Blessings Ceremony (includes blessings for people and pets)
• 3:00 pm: Keynote speaker: Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs, Oregon Buddhist Temple
• 3:40 pm: Free prize drawing
• 3:45 pm: Dance Mandal with Prajwal Vajracharya
• 4:30 pm: Closing

• Workshop 12:05 pm: Mindfulness in Daily Life by Peggy Lindquist, Portland Community of Mindful Living, Joyful Refuge Sangha.

Three workshops will be occurring from 12:05 pm to 1:00 pm.  Each is designed to allow people to drop in, so all can attend all three.


Children's Pavilion

• 11:00 am: Scavenger Hunt with prizes, coloring, and simple craft projects available throughout the day
• 12:05 pm: Workshop: Chanting with drumming: "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo" offered by Jason Litts of Vancouver Nichiren Sangha
• 1:00 pm: Storytime with Jody Shintai Dungay, Dharma Rain Zen Center 
• 2:15 pm: All Beings Blessings Ceremony (includes blessings for people and pets)
• 3:00 pm: Storytime with Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Dharma Rain Zen Center
• 3:40 pm: Free prize drawing
• 4:00 pm: Dance Mandal with Prajwal Vajracharya

Participating Groups

• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland (main sponsor)
• Oregon Buddhist Temple
• Vancouver Nichiren Sangha
• Dharma Rain Zen Center
• Zen Community of Oregon
• TibetanPrayerFlag (Tibet A Gift)
• Maitripa College
• Dance Mandal 
• Buu Hung Buddhist Monastery
• Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC) 
• Portland Community of Mindful Living
• Touching Earth Sangha 
• Portland Shambhala  
• Tergar Meditation Group of Portland
• Portland Insight Meditation Community 
• Zen Center of Portland 

2011 Flyers and Forms

Half Sheet Flyers

Full Sheet Flyer

Form for tabling registration

Handbill flyer

Donations and Expenses

Planning meetings

Planning meetings are at the Oregon Buddhist Temple.  

Sunday, April 10, 2 pm

Tuesday, April 26, 7 pm (in the annex)

Sunday, May 29, 2 pm

Finances

You can view expected expenses for the festival here.

If you would like to support the Buddhist Festival in the Park, please click on the donate button in the sidebar.

Thank You

Photos of the festival are here, thanks to Sibelia for taking them, and Enji for editing.

Thanks go to our keynote speaker and discussion panel participants, and to the many volunteers who made this happen.

In addition to BPF Portland, we thank those individuals and groups who gave money to cover costs:

• Oregon Cultural Trust, and the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
• Mumon, a blogger at Notes in Samsara, donated part of his advertising proceeds from his blog's earnings
• Vancouver Nichiren Sangha
  
• Dharma Rain Zen Center
• Diamond Way
• Zen Center of Portland
  
• Our vendors Vegi Dog, Golden Wind Raku, and Parami Press
• Cynthia Wong
  

Schedule

• 11 am: Tabling by participating groups, food vendors, Buddhist goods vendors: available through the day. In lieu of workshops, visit various tables to learn a chant used in their traditions.
  
• 12 noon: Opening Ceremony
• 12:15: Community presentations (all Buddhist communities present are invited to take a few minutes to introduce themselves to the audience)
  
• 1:30 pm: Keynote speaker: Gyokuko Carlson, Dharma Rain Zen Center
• 2:15 pm: Unity and Diversity Candle Ceremony
• 2:45 pm: Panel Discussion: Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs, Oregon Buddhist Temple; Domyo Burk, Dharma Rain Zen Center; Gregory Satir, Portland Friends of the Dhamma; Dr. James Blumenthal, Maitripa College.
  
• 4:00 pm: Closing Dedication
• Free prize drawing
  
• Japanese Fan Dance to Ifu Dodo: Youth Division, with youth band and jazz band from SGI Portland

Children's Pavilion Schedule

• 12:15 pm: Storytime with Craft by Cynthia Pietrak Wong
• 1:15 pm: Scavenger Hunt and Cooperative Games
• 2:15 pm: Unity and Diversity Candle Ceremony
• 3:15 pm: Storytime with Craft by Heidi Enji Hoogstra
• 4:00 pm: Closing
  

2010 Participating groups

(most of these groups will have tables at the festival)

• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Portland (main sponsor)
• Portland Yeshe Nyingpo
• Oregon Buddhist Temple
• Dharma Rain Zen Center
• Vancouver Nichiren Sangha
• Samden Ling
• Zen Community of Oregon
• Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC)
• TibetanPrayerFlag.com (Tibet A Gift)
• Mahasiddha Buddhist Center
• Diamond Way Buddhist Center, Portland
• Zen Center of Portland
  
• Portland Friends of the Dhamma
• Westside Zen Sangha
• NW Portland Ministries
• Tergar Meditation Group of Portland
• Maitripa College
• Soka Gakkai International USA Oregon Area
• NW Vipassana Association
• Portland Insight Meditation Community
• Portland Community of Mindful Living
• Dance Mandal
  

Vendors

Tibet A Gift Tibetan Buddhist imports
Paul Gerhards, Parami Press books
Mahasiddha Buddhist Center books, etc.
BPF Portland festival mementos including metal water bottles
Dharma Rain Zen Center books, etc.
Golden Wind Raku Artist Anita Feng will showcase her ceramic raku Buddhas and other pieces.


Food Vendors

Vegi Dog: all vegan hot dogs and sausages made by Turtle Island Foods (Hood River) with local and organic fixin's
Sol Pops original fruit juice pops