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We welcome all participants to attend all 2 days of this Dharma Event. Please kindly register to help us better plan and serve all.
Please note children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Many Buddhist faith practitioners prefer wearing their grey of brown meditation set, this is not a requirement. Do consider dressing comfortably to actively participate in ceremonial bowing, moderate sitting for meditation and fair amount of walking.
Please kindly dress modestly and conservatively.
Anaheim Convention Center is located in the city of Anaheim, right across the street from Disneyland. Cars, Ride shares are the popular mode to get to the convention center. Several public bus lines serve this area, please visit https://www.octa.net/ for route details.
There are 4 airports nearby serving out of town participants:
There are numerous lodging options and numerous restaurants nearby the convention center.
Lunch, Dinner and Snacks will be served daily during the two days at the World Peace Gathering event.
There is no cost to attend the event. Donations are greatly appreciated. We thank you in advance for your donations.
Since the beginning more than 14 years ago, tireless and enthusiastic volunteers have made this event possible. Please join us and share the joy of giving and the friendship forged from serving together. Please volunteer.
If you volunteered in previous WPG’s, we look forward to your continued volunteering contribution. For first timer, please register to Volunteer to share the joy of servicing others, work together, and build long lasting friendship.
Your generous donation makes this event possible. We thank you in advance for your donations.
Please obtain prayer plaques both for Wellness and for the Deceased at the reception desk during the WPG.
We no longer accept paper registration for Prayer for Wellness and the Deceased During the Dharma event. Please kindly register all names online.
The Dharma Event is packed full of programs and activities for the whole two days. We hope that you will participate in all program from the Purification Ceremony all through the Mandala Ceremony. Please refer to the daily schedule of events for more details.
The Dharma Event is packed full of activities for both days. Participants are encouraged to attend all programs starting from the Opening-Purification Ceremony to the grand finale Mandal Ceremony. Please click programming schedule for details.
The Temporary Home-Leaving Monk/Nun program offers participants an opportunity to experience and practice full fledged monastic life. This is 12 days retreat that starts on December 28th at the camp and concludes January 08th at Anaheim Convention Center. Please click the link below for full details of this program:
We have many chairs reserved for all that can’t sit on the floor.
We welcome all of you to attend even for half a day. Please try to arrange work to attend the Mandala Ceremony, Sunday evening January 07, so together we will offer prayers for the deceased victims due to wars, pandemic, natural disasters…