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JUKAI - Receiving the Precepts

  • Milwaukee Zen Center 2825 N Stowell Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA (map)

Jukai: Also known as ‘lay ordination, or ‘bestowing the Precepts’, this ceremony is an initiation into the practice of the sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts for lay practitioners. During the ceremony, initiates receive the Precepts, a Rakusu (the Buddha’s robe in mini format, which they have sewn themselves) and a Dharma name from a lineage-holding Teacher.

Two of our sangha members, Cornelia Beilke and Peter July, will be receiving the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts during the morning program on Sunday, May 24, at 10:30 am.

Please join us for a reception afterwards in celebration of the newly ordained bodhisattvas!

Earlier Event: May 3
ANNUAL MEETING 2026
Later Event: May 30
Watercolor Workshop