Land of Medicine Buddha | providing Dharma study and practice opportunities and retreat facilities i

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Web Name: Land of Medicine Buddha | providing Dharma study and practice opportunities and retreat facilities i

WebSite: http://landofmedicinebuddha.org

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Welcome As of July 28th, 2020, our Main Gompa is closed to the public as per Santa Cruz County regulations for places of worship. ***During the current outbreak of COVID19, Land of Medicine Buddha is offering classes online via Zoom and Facebook Live only.*** Register for a class HERE We welcome hikers to the Land following the guidelines for social distancing by asking our guests to wear an appropriate face covering and keep 6ft distancing. Please note: we do not have public restrooms available at this time. Due to the current evacuation crisis in our county, we are not taking any private bookings at this time. Stay safe! We will not be accepting Take Bake orders until further notice. Thanks for your understanding! Find out more about us.Dharma at Land of Medicine BuddhaFind out about: weekly ZOOM classes special events meditations and pujas holy objects on the land getting involved continue...Staying at Land of Medicine BuddhaFind out about:♦ overnight accommodations♦ group facility rentals♦ day visits and tours♦ pool and spa facilities♦ preparing for your visit continue...Stupa ProjectWe are building a replica of the Mahabodhi Stupa - the monument marking the site where Shakyamuni Buddha manifested enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree at Bodhgaya, India. This is currently under construction on the upper part of the property at Land of Medicine Buddha. Find out about donating to the project and see updates about the progress of the construction. continue...Main Gate - Updated Open HoursGift Store and Reception are OPEN partially:• Friday through Monday: 12pm to 5pm• Our online store is now up and running for curbside pick-up or shipping to your home!Main Gate is Open:• 7am to 8pm, every day...don't get stuck on the wrong side of the gate. If you are a pedestrian, be sure to be off the land before the gate closes automatically at the end of the day. Enjoy your visit! Stay ConnectedClick here to go to the sign-up page to receive regular updates from us through Constant Contact. You will be able to unsubscribe yourself at any time. As we move forward through the stages of reopening, it will be important that we keep lines of communication open as things are still changing rapidly. We continue to monitor guidelines posted from Santa CruzCounty Department of Public Health (SCCDPH) and the State of California. As stay-at-home orders are modified, and we begin to jointogether in groups, it is essential that all possible steps be taken to ensurethe safety of our dear Guests and LMB Staff. physical distancing of 6 feet to the maximumextent possibleuse of face coverings by both LMB Staff and Guestsdaily temperature checks of LMB Staff and Guestson arrivalfrequent handwashing and regular cleaning anddisinfectionIt is critical that all staff and guests adhere to theseprevention practices while on the Land.In order to identify new cases of illness at LMB and, whenthey are identified, to intervene quickly and work with public healthauthorities to halt the spread of the virus we will keep a database of all residentialguests. You will be asked to provide contact information including phone,email, and snail mail address at check-in for this purpose.For full transparency, please read through our MindfulCleaning Sanitizing Practices on the following pages. If you find thatyou still have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to ourReservations desk and let us know.Our Main Gompa will reopen with a limit of 10guests at one timeWe will start taking reservations for Privateroom rentals in the Treetops building only (Rooms 1-10)Our Bookstore Gift Shop will open for curbsidepick-up and by appointment onlyThe Pool area will remain closed until Phase 2of our reopeningThe Dining Room will remain closed. There willnot be any food or beverage service available at LMB until Phase 2 of ourreopeningPublic restrooms will remain closedWe are not certain when Phase 2 will be implemented. Thereare several factors that will go into this decision, including staffing,transmission rates in our community, and the effectiveness of our reopeningstrategy during Phase 1. We will open our Pool areaWe will open restrooms to the publicWe will offer take-out food optionsWe will begin offering classes in outdoor spacesWe will open the Wish-Fulfilling Temple to the publicYou will notice a few changes in our guest rooms when you first return to LMB as a Residential Guest. We have removed all reusable items from our guest rooms including decorative pillows, wool blankets, and our guest books. Our commitment toyou, our precious guests, include these Mindful Cleaning SanitizingPractices:Thrice daily sanitizing of all high touch areas in the Main Gompa, public bathrooms, and main areas of the Center including doorknobs, railings, Center bathroom fixturesWe will be blocking rooms for 48 hours betweenguests to allow for extra cleaning timeOur housekeeping staff will not enter roomswhile guests are in the roomWe will be removing and cleaning all linens fromeach room between guests whether it was obviously used or not while usingplenty of ventilationEvery room will be completely cleaned andsanitized using EPA approved cleaning products that block 99.9% of coronavirusgerms. This includes ALL touchable surfacesaddition to the 5 lay precepts, we ask our residential guests to abide by thefollowing guidelines while on LMB property:On arrival, please go to the Bookstore Gift Shop for a temperature check. If you arrive late or no one is available tohelp you, please visit the Shop the following dayWear a face mask while outside of your roomWash your hands often with soap and water or an EPAapproved hand sanitizerMaintain safe social distancing of at least 6feet at all timesIF YOU FEEL ILL WHILE YOU ARE ON THE PROPERTY,please let us know as soon as possible and self-isolate immediatelyIF YOU FEEL ILL WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF LEAVING THEPROPERTY, please let us know so that we can take the appropriate precautionsfor the health and wellbeing of our Staff Find Us: Located in: Santa Cruz County, CaliforniaAddress: 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, CA 95073, USA Map: google map Telephone: 831.462.8383 Updated Open Hours Gift Store and Reception is Open:• 10am to 5pm, every dayMain Gate is Open:• 7am to 8pm, every dayDon t get stuck on the wrong side of the gate. If you are an overnight guest, be sure to keep the gate code with you. If you are a pedestrian, be sure to be off the land before the gate closes automatically at the end of the day. Enjoy your visit. And thank you for coming to Land of Medicine Buddha. Email Us: General Inquiries:*protected email*Spiritual Program:*protected email*Road Scholar:*protected email*Executive Director:*protected email*Facility Rentals:*protected email*Web Master:*protected email* News from FPMT Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana TraditionAn Update on the Incredible Thame Stupa Project 09/22/2020The Mount Everest region of Thame, Nepal, is a special place for FPMT. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born there and it is located near Lawudo which was the home of Rinpoche’s previous incarnation. Many Kopan monks are also from Thame. ... read full article »The Winter Debate Festival at Kopan Nunnery 09/21/2020Monks have held the Jang Guncho, the winter debate festival, for centuries. The first Nuns’ Jang Guncho took place in Dharamsala, India, in 1995. An annual event, the Nuns’ Jang Guncho is an opportunity for nunneries to gather together to ... read full article »This Is Going to Happen to You! 09/19/2020Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Rinpoche begins by explaining that although this teaching series has been labeled Rinpoche’s “thought transformation” teachings, ... read full article »

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