Sacred Altar

Sacred Prayer Circle

Offer an intention of silence, prayer, remembrance, gratitude, or well-being.

”Showing the way fearlessly and compassionately, the stream of all our ancestral teachers, to whom we bow in gratitude.”
“Sitting here is like sitting under the Bodhi tree. My body is mindfulness itself, calm and at ease, free from all distraction.”

Chants

Vocal expressions of devotion and remembrance, offered as gateways to presence. Each chant recording includes both audio and accompanying text for practice and contemplation.

Listen. Breathe. Recite.

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Dāna, or sacred giving, is vital to our vows and practice. Through your offering, you grace the altar, support this temple where it lives, and encourage the ongoing care of our community.

Sacred Land Acknowledgment

Honoring the Lineage

We honor and uplift the Asiatic ancestors who carried the Buddhadharma to Turtle Island, and our African Indigenous origins, which hold sacred technologies of liberation, healing, and ancestral divination which shape our practice, our prayer and our presence.

Our expression of the Dharma arises from a reverent weaving of Ancestral wisdom and Asian Buddhist lineages, deeply rooted in these inheritances and reflects a living American Buddhism shaped by place, people, and presence.

We've Been Here All Along

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Celebrating Asian American Buddhist

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The Invisible Majority

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Your Presence Matters

Whether you come to sit, to serve, to study, or to share a meal, your presence helps shape the Beloved Community. 

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Service Needs 

Sangha House is a community-rooted temple, sustained through generosity, collective presence, and the steady rhythm of shared offering. If you’d like to offer your support to help sustain our mission of collective healing towards liberation, we deeply appreciate and need your assistance with current projects and planning for future ones. If you’re interested, please email ab****@*************la.com or call or text Venerable Dayananda at (504) 407-1055.

Ways You Can Help:

  • Nourishment Runner (offering shopping for the Sangha)
  • Digital Steward (website and tech support)
  • Groundskeeping and maintenance
  • General household needs and assistance
  • Opening the Circle – Weekly Preparation (starting at 5:15 PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays)
  • Freedom Library (organizing and systems support)
  • Land stewardship (weeding, watering, planting, garden care)
  • Assisting with special events
  •  Designing promotional and marketing items
  • Sound and Vision Keeper (audio and video production)
  • Supporting fundraising efforts
  • Wordweaver (newsletter, captions, emails, and announcements) 
  • Donor Steward (CRM support: Givebutter)
  • Social Media Steward 
  • Grant writing and research
  • Outreach Steward (collaborations, proposals)
  • Admin assistant support

 

We welcome all skills and talents! Don’t see your area of interest or support here? Please email ab****@*************la.org to share how your unique gifts can help.