Receiving the Precepts: Jukai Ceremony (II)

group picture after Buddhist ceremony — Photo by Katie Green

Receiving the precepts (jukai) is a turning point in Zen training where a student, surrounded by the sangha and supported by their teacher, commits to a life guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism. The ceremony of jukai itself includes the taking of refuge in the Three Treasures, the Three Pure Precepts, and the Ten Grave Precepts.

Listen to and join in as Zuisei guides, and the Ocean Mind Sangha supports, Alexandra Komyo (“Radiant Light”) Brown, Norm Sonkai (“Revering the World”) Christian, and Adam Kaito (“Sea of Compassion”) Green in receiving the precepts during the ceremony that concluded the sangha’s in-person summer sesshin.

This talk was given by Zuisei Goddard.

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Receiving the Precepts: Jukai Ceremony (II)