Huayen Buddhist Community -Toronto Chapter is in the process of
incorporation in the Province of Ontario.

In order to perfect our incorporation so that we can help spread the
Huayen Dharma in North American, we invite all of you to join us in
participating our Group Circumscribed Practice.

Circumscribed Practice in Chinese is “結” (jieˊ) and “界” (jieˋ). The first word “結” (jieˊ) means to bind, or join, or form, while the second word “界” (jieˋ)
indicate a
boundary, scope, or range. The term thus means that each practitioner
vows to complete a certain amount of specified practice in a certain
amount of
time and at a designated place. That is, each individual takes the
particular
practice that he or she has chosen to cultivate, and coordinates it
with time, space, and willpower in an effort to generate maximum
benefits. This method of
practice is advocated by the Huayen Monastery and is proven to have
bona fide results.

This Practice is particularly appropriate for
new practitioners. Each individual practises according to his or her
own ability and makes his or her own choices and adjustment.
Circumscribed practice is one of the best ways to accumulate resources
or merits in order to advance your cultivation. The most obvious benefits
of this practice are the building up of confidence and independence, which in
turn strengthens your ability to handle stress and obstacles in life. The
method itself is simple; it just requires devotion, attention and commitment.

Group Circumscribed Practice has the benefit of combining the group's
willpower, wishes and efforts for a common goal.

For this particular Group Jie Jie, the details are as follows:

We recomend the recitation of the Opening Passage of the Avatamsaka Sutra; The Three Chapters of Huayen Sutra on Purification, on Pure Conducts and on Samantabhadra's vows; The Heart Sutra, Meditation, Buddha's names or Mantras. Choice of your own.

Transfer of Merits:

May I transfer the merit of this Circumscribed Practice to the smooth incorporation of Huayen Buddhist Community of Ontario.

May all Buddhas and Dharma Protectors from the Ten directions give guidance and blessings to the Huayen Buddhist Community so that True Dharma continue to flourish in this world.

"The Supreme and endless blessings from Circumscribed Practice , I now universally transfer. May every living beings , drowning and adrift, soon return to the Land of Limitless Light!"

Yours in the Dharma

Huayen Buddhist Community-Toronto Chapter

Circumscribed Practice

The procedures are as follows:

1. Time: 53 days as one complete session, preferably same time
   every day.
2. Location: find a suitable place and stick to it.
3. Homework: in the following sequence
   • Making vows
   • Repentance
   • Specific practice - for example: meditation, recitation of sutras or
     mantras
   • Transfer of merits

Huayen Circumscribed Practice Procedure

·
Making Vows:

I_______________ (name), today, wish to attain Buddhahood and deliver all
sentient beings, vow to do one session of Circumscribed Practice, from ________
(Date) to ___________ (Date), for ______ days. My daily practice (homework)
includes recitation of ___________ (which sutra, for how long), and/or
recitation of ______________ mantra ______ times, and/or Chan sitting practice
for _____________ (how long). Also, I vow to (e.g. abstain from being angry;
not eat more than necessary etc.), as my circumscribed practice, and as
the basis for my Buddhism learning. May I have the blessings of all Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas. (One Prostration or one Bow)

·
Repentance:

I_______________(name) repent for the _____________________ that I have made. I
vow not to commit the same mistake again. (One Prostration or one Bow)

·
Actual Practice/Homework

·
Transfer of the Merit:

The supreme and endless blessings from Samantabhadra's
deeds,
I now universally transfer.
May every living being, drowning and adrift,
Soon return to the Land of Limitless Light!

(The Vows of Samantabhadra

Avatamsaka Sutra)

Homage to Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (One Prostration or one Bow) - 3 times

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