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Lumbini Buddhist Temple (Lawrence, MA)
Lumbini Buddhist Temple (Lawrence, MA)
Trairatanaram Temple (North Chelmsford, MA)
American Wisdom Association (Billerica, MA)
Chua Tuong Van Lowell (Lowell, MA)
Wat Boston Buddha Vararam (Bedford, MA)
Wat Lao Mixayaram (Lowell, MA)
Wat Samaki Santikaram (North Chelmsford, MA)
Chua Tuong Van Lowell (Lowell, MA)
SPRING 2022
The Ven. Thich Tham Hy chants beneath a statue of the Buddha at Chua Tuong Van
Lesley arranges oranges to offer as dana at the American Wisdom Association in Billerica
Melissa, Haruka, and Amy over lunch at Wat Boston Buddha Vararam
Inside the original temple at Trairatanaram Temple in North Chelmsford
Listening to Jataka tales at Trairatanaram Temple
The newly constructed Trairatanaram Temple
The entrance to Wat Samaki Santikaram
Group norms established on second day of L2BB 2022
Workshop students meet with graduate students at Harvard Divinity School
Exploring the backyard at Kurukulla Center For Tibetan Buddhist Studies
Mr. Housiaux translates Tibetan prayer wheels at Kurukulla.
Lumbini Buddhist Temple in Lawrence
The altar at Lumbini Buddhist Temple
Altar at Tinh Vien Quan Am Pagoda in Haverhill
Decorations for Lao New Year at Wat Buddhabhavana (Westford, MA).
Winter 2023
January-Term winter immersive students from the Klingenstein Center wearing bracelets blessed by the abbot of Wat Lao Mixayaram in Lowell
Group photo with Ven. Thich Tham Hyin front of the main altar at Chua Tuong Van
Dr. Trent Walker offers a book to Ven. Thich Tham Hy at Chua Tuong Van
Group photo with Ven. Thich Tham Hy outside Chua Tuong Van as the snow falls
Practicing “See (Sense), Think, Wonder” at Wat Lao Mixayaram in Lowell
Looking at a photo from L2BB 2022 of American Wisdom Association in Billerica
Offering rice into monastics’ alms bowls at Wat Samaki Santikaram
Wat Samaki Santikaram board member offers Rebecca a candle to light at the altar while another temple member pays respects to the Buddha
Sharing a delicious lunch of many homemade dishes with temple members of Wat Samaki Santikaram
A brainstorm of our connections, questions, and aspirations on giant Post-Its at the Tang Institute
Our January-Term Klingstenstein group in front of the main altar at Wat Samaki Santikaram
Wat Lao Mixayaram on a snowy winter day
SPRING 2023
Learning from Dr. Tham Tran at Chua Tuong Van Lowell
Group photo outside with Ven. Thich Tham Hy at Chua Tuong Van
Talking with Kennis Yin-Mor and Auds Hope Jenkins about the Cambodian Buddhist community in Lowell
Group photo with community elder and leader Pere Pen
Nick taking notes in front of an image of Amitabha Buddha at the Thousand Buddha Temple in Quincy
Learning about Thousand Buddha Temple in Quincy with one of the resident nuns
Group photo with resident nun at Thousand Buddha Temple
Group reflections and questions at the Tang Institute
Lunch at Wat Lao Mixayaram
Group photo at Harvard Divinity School with Dr. Diana Eck and Ellie Pierce of the Pluralism Project
Offering alms to monastics at Wat Boston Buddha Vararam
Listening to Amy at Wat Boston Buddha Vararam
Tenzin Dickie, Communications Officer at Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC), bringing books and manuscripts
L2BB 2023 at the BDRC offices in Boston: Karma Gongde (BDRC head librarian), Mr. Housiaux, Pierre, Evelyn, Nick, Catherine Platt (BDRC Director of Development and Communications), Isadora, Jasmine, Chenxing Han, Dr. Tham Tran, and Dechen Pema (BDRC Director of Administration)
Handwritten “Black + Brown + Asian Solidarity” sign at Nibbana Cafe in Lowell. It has become an L2BB tradition for each group to spend time at Nibbana Cafe after temple visits to reflect on their learning.