PATVH Georgia 2018 Theravada Sīmā Setting & Activities

Pa-Auk Tawya Vipassanadhura Hermitage Georgia has yet to establish a valid Sīmā. In order to continue our lineage and build a good foundation in North America, Our Sangha committee decided to establish a Sīmā to perform Kamma and other Buddhist ceremonies for the Buddhist community in the future. Sīmā (boundary) defines the space or building where Sangha can meet and held ceremonies, ordination, rain retreat (vassa) etc. Sīmā is essential for the Sangha, because it is a prerequisite for the valid performance of each ecclesiastical act (Kamma) of the Buddhist community. The invalidity of Sīmā, therefore, implies the invalidity of the Upasampada (higher ordination, acceptance as Bhikkhu).

【 Sīmā Setting 】

In June, 2018, we will invite Sangha from Pa Auk Monastery at Myanmar and Malaysia to attend the Sīmā Setting ceremony. The Sangha must select and appoint a boundary (sīmā sammuti) for a place to perform Kamma. The Sīmā Setting ceremony is detailed and careful, and need to be attended by several Bhikkhus from the Sangha. It is a rare opportunity for the Sīmā Setting ceremony to happen outside of Burma. We sincerely invite Dhamma friends to come and witness this solemn ceremony.

Sima hall setting preparation is scheduled to be performed between June 8 and 16, 2018

Sima hall setting ceremony will be on June 17 (Sunday) , 2018

【Event Details】

  • June 2018, Sīmā Setting(June 8-June 17, 2018) Dhamma teachers from Pa Auk Monastery in Myanmar & Malaysia plan to come to perform the Sīmā Setting ceremony on June 17, 2018. The preparation work starts from June 8, 2018.活動報名
  • Smoky Mountain Meditation retreats with more than 10 Bhikkhus 6/18-25, 2018活動報名
  • Sangha teachers from Pa Auk Monastery will come to the US to teach Dhamma in June and July 2018.

行車路線

地址: America Dhamma Society, 1975 Old Flat Branch Rd. Ellijay GA 30540

地圖說明:

  • 這是2018年4月5號的 Google Map. 
  • 上圖所標“1975 Old Flat Branch Road”處的公路邊有1975 的郵箱。
  •  Cinnamon Ln 旁邊的就是那條碎石路。但車現在只能在那條碎石路上走,而不是 Cinnamon Ln.
  • 地圖左上方可以看到碎石路的分叉。

照片說明:

最近在公路邊的郵箱旁新增了這個標記,以便第一次來的人容易看到它。

從 Atlanta 走 I-75 N:

  • Exit toward Canton / I-575 at Exit 268 30 mile
  • Road name changed to GA-5 / GA-515, Keep going north 25 mile
  • When you arrived the city of Ellijay drive on left lane
  • At 4th traffic light turn left onto 1st Ave (Hardee’s on left)
  • Go straight and cross bridge (Very short distance) 428 ft
  • At traffic light turn left onto River St 0.9 mile
  • At downtown traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Dalton St. 0.4 mile
  • Turn right onto Boardtown Rd 2.4 mile

由於Google Map 和 GPS 都錯誤地把 ADS 定在公路邊,所以轉到 Boardtown Road 後,請註意:

  • 在左邊看到 Kells Ridge Drive 後,需要馬上左轉到 Old Flat Branch Road. 和 Kells Ridge Drive 一樣,Old Flat Branch Road 也是和 Boardtown Road T字形交叉。
  • 在 Old Flat Branch Road 上大約走 1.9 英裏後,在路的左邊能看到 1975 的郵箱(旁邊沒有任何房子)
  • 左轉到 1975 郵箱旁的碎石路,過橋,在第一個碎石路分叉處直走(右邊是奍牛用的)
  • 到了山頂後右轉

從 North Carolina, South Carolina, North Georgia 走 GA-76 South:

When you arrived the city of Ellijay drive on right lane

  • At 1st traffic light turn right onto 1st Ave (Hardee’s on left)
  • Go straight and cross bridge (Very short distance) 428 ft
  • At traffic light turn left onto River St 0.9 mile
  • At downtown traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Dalton St. 0.4 mile
  • Turn right onto Boardtown Rd 2.4 mile

由於Google Map 和 GPS 都錯誤地把 ADS 定在公路邊,所以轉到 Boardtown Road 後,請註意:

  • 在左邊看到 Kells Ridge Drive 後,需要馬上左轉到 Old Flat Branch Road. 和 Kells Ridge Drive 一樣,Old Flat Branch Road 也是和 Boardtown Road T字形交叉。
  • 在 Old Flat Branch Road 上大約走 1.9 英裏後,在路的左邊能看到 1975 的郵箱(旁邊沒有任何房子)
  • 左轉到 1975 郵箱旁的碎石路,過橋,在第一個碎石路分叉處直走(右邊是奍牛用的)
  • 到了山頂後右轉

從 Chattanooga 走 I-75 S:

因為離開 I-75 S 後有些地方很偏僻,如果用 Google Map 的話,請事先下載 offline maps. 如果用足夠新的 GPS(試過2018年初買的 Garmin Nuvi 2589LMT 010-01187-05),只要不走沒有隔離白線的小路(一次被帶到被封的 Kells Ridge Drive 上去了),可以順利到達 ADS 附近。但 Google Map 和 GPS 都錯誤地把 ADS 定在公路邊,所以轉到 Boardtown Road 後,請註意:

  • 總的往北走
  • 在左邊看到 Kells Ridge Drive 後,需要馬上左轉到 Old Flat Branch Road. 和 Kells Ridge Drive 一樣,Old Flat Branch Road 也是和 Boardtown Road T字形交叉。
  • 在 Old Flat Branch Road 上大約走 1.9 英裏後,在路的左邊能看到 1975 的郵箱(旁邊沒有任何房子)
  • 左轉到 1975 郵箱旁的碎石路,過橋,在第一個碎石路分叉處直走(右邊是奍牛用的)
  • 到了山頂後右轉

贊助項目

  • 2018 雨安居
  • 2018 年 5 月 建設 Phase I 禪堂
  • 2018 年 6 月 結界準備 , 結界儀式
  • 2018 年 6 月 結界儀式 帕奧禪林諸位禪師的交通資具以及食宿。
  • 禪師資具供養
  • 建設戒堂,建設禪堂,建設男眾、女眾寮房
  • 修橋補路。
  • 道場日常開銷。

福田贊助

在僧團和廣大賢友的支助下,帕奧禪林美國喬州分院已經從無到有,開始實踐其殊勝的傳 法使命,禪林在籌建初期特別需要各方的支持。希望各方賢友藉由參與這一殊勝的法的事 業,結下非常珍貴的善緣,為日後的修行積累資糧。

在『南傳菩薩道』“布施波蘿蜜”一章 提到:“在特別的時刻做的布施,是‘應時施’;在任何時候都可行的布施,是‘非應時施’。在禪林需要各方面支援的時候給予布施是非常特別的“應時施”,此善業將給予布 施者帶來極為美好的心影和功德,在當下和未來需要的時刻令善果報現前,帶來及時的幫 助, 為修行的道路提供寶貴的資糧​。

【佈施福田】

感謝三寶加被、諸天護佑,美國已成立這麽一個依循佛陀教導,由僧團帶領的禪修中心。這一個中心的延續需要大眾的護持,這一個殊勝的結界因缘更需要大眾的護持。請諸位賢友們, 隨緣量力,共襄盛舉。希望因為您的參與、付出,更因為這個道場的存在,能令許多在生死苦海中沈淪的眾生,早日離苦得樂、趣向涅槃。