3 Refuges & 5 Precepts Ceremony

Every year on a few key Buddhist festivals our respected teacher Venerable Master Renshan will most likely host an online 3 Refuges & 5 Precepts Ceremony for those who do not have the opportunity to attend the ceremony in person at a temple. If you are interested in signing up for an upcoming ceremony, you may fill out the form below.

All ceremonies will take place online in our Nianfo Zoom ( Zoom ID: 8808 7624 858).
You may also click here to join. (Zoom passcode : amituofo)

Upcoming Ceremony Details -- To be announced later (most likely on Amitabha Buddha’s birthday on 5th January 2026)

You can download our Buddhist Lotus Calendar 2025 here.

Name 姓名

First Name

Last Name

Full Chinese Name (中文名)

Please type your Chinese characters if known (e.g. 陈美玲). If you can't type in Chinese, you can email us a picture of your Chinese characters. If your name is in Chinese, but If you don’t provide us with your Chinese characters, then we will just have to guess them. Amituofo.

Email 邮件

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Age 年龄

Birthday 生日

MM

DD

YYYY

Gender 性别

Male 男

Female 女

Country 国家

If you have more than one country, please just fill in the country you wish to appear on your certificate.

State/ Province (if any) 省

You can put the name of your City/Town if State/Province is not applicable in your country.

Are you taking both the 3 Refuges & 5 Precepts? 受三皈五戒吗？

Both 两个都受

3 Refuges Only 只受三皈

5 Precepts Only 只受五戒

Would you like to receive a unique Dharma Name?

(If not, your default name would be "Miaoyin," which means wonderful sound) 你想要独特的法名吗？(如果不要，就默认为“妙音”). The Wonderful Sound comes from the prediction given to us by Shakyamuni Buddha in the Infinite Life Sutra, when we go to the Pure Land we will all be the Tathagathas of Wonderful Sound.

Yes 要

No 不要

*We do ask that participants make every effort to attend once registered. If for some reason you are unable to attend, we will not be able to register you as having participated in the ceremony and therefore will not issue a certificate to you. By pressing sign up, you agree to receive future news and updates from us. 我们要求参与者在注册后尽一切努力参加。如果由于某种原因您无法参加，我们将无法为您注册参加仪式，因此也不会向您颁发证书。按注册，即表示您同意接收我们未来的新闻和消息（您以后可以随时选择退出）。

Please download and read through the following documents to better understand how the ceremony will take place （请下载和仔细阅读以下文件）：

"All you need to know about the Ceremony"
"3 Refuges & 5 Precepts" (bilingual English/Spanish version, contains words we will say during the ceremony)
"Words from Master Renshan"
Watch the three videos by Jiawen (see above)
(Please make room for bowing during the ceremony – if you can’t bow due to physical reasons, then don’t worry. Most important is your sincere heart.)

The ceremony is free, however, you can choose to make an offering (donation) here.（仪式是免费的，但您可以在这里供养）

PS: If you wish to go one step further and observe the eight precepts occasionally at your convenience, you can follow the instructions in this document here.

Namo Amituofo

Namo Amitabha Buddha

You can also watch these three videos from Jiawen for more information about the 3 Refuges & 5 Precepts.

What are the Three Refuges?

What are the Five Precepts?

Why do Buddhists Bow & How?