3 Year Pilgrimage Photo Gallery
Photo credit: Juliana Yamada
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Center, Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun (Borisa Zen Center); Right front: Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia (Thiem Tam Buddhist Temple) Additional: Evalyn Dang (Kim Quang Temple), Tin Ly (Phuoc Lam Monastery) Helena Nguyen (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Thanh Nguyen (Thien Quang Temple), and Conan Phan (Phuoc Lam Monastery). Back: Thousand-Hand Guanyin Bodhisattva statue.
Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams, May We Gather co-organizer, on the altar stage. El Campanil Theater, Antioch, California.
Center: Thousand-Hand Guanyin Bodhisattva statue and altar with memorial tablets. Right: Ven Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association) and Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland).
Sasanna Yee (Communities as One), Roger Rosner, Thenmozhi Soundarajan (Equality Labs), sujatha baliga (Gyuto Foundation), Rev. Grace Song (Won Buddhism Institute), Ven. Khammai Sayakoummane (Wat Lao Saysettha, Santa Rosa), Ven. Thach Tay (Wat Khmer Kampuchea Krom, San Jose), and May We Gather attendees at Waldie Plaza.
Buddhist leaders making offerings at Waldie Plaza Daoist altar. Left: Hua Wei, volunteer. Center: Rev. Sungha Lee (Won Buddhism San Francisco Temple), Ven. Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association), Larry Yang (East Bay Meditation Center). Right: Master E-Man (First Taoism Foundation). Far Right: Robert Collins, Bella Quinto-Collins, Cassandra Quinto-Collins (The Angelo Quinto Foundation).
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
Memorial opening drumming and chanting. Left: Ven. Phra Khru Manas Siriratanathammawithet, Ven. Phra Maha Saichon Santikaro, Ven. Phra Khru Baidika Jungrak Khemacaro (Wat Mongkolratanaram). Right: Dr. Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies).
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han welcomes attendees to the memorial.
Buddhist leaders making flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin. Center: Rev. Sungha Lee (Won Buddhism San Francisco Temple). Background, left to right: Mingling Chiang (Tzu Chi Foundation), Munya Su (Tzu Chi Foundation), Dr. Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies), Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland).
May We Gather 2024 group photo at Waldie Plaza, downtown Antioch.
Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and Buddhist leaders, including Rev. Sungha Lee (Won Buddhism San Francisco Temple), Kaishin Victory Matsui (Ancestral Heart Temple / Brooklyn Zen Center), Roger Rosner (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review), and Larry Yang (East Bay Meditation Center), processing in downtown Antioch.
Buddhist leaders redressing the Birthplace of Antioch maker with Tibetan scarves. Front: Ven. Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association). Center: Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia. (Thien Tam Buddhist Temple). Back: Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa).
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Tablets memorializing Vicha Ratanapakdee, Yong Ae Yue, “All beings who have lost their lives through racial and religious animus,” Yik Oi Huang, Sia Bun Ning.
May We Gather organizers Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han, and Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams deliver messages of healing and resilience during the indoor ceremony at the El Campanil Theatre in Antioch.
May We Gather co- organizers Chenxing Han and Funie Hsu on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Cassandra Quinto-Collins, mother of Angelo Quinto, during the flower offering in Waldie Plaza.
Cassandra Quinto-Collins, mother of Angelo Quinto, during the flower offering in Waldie Plaza.
Sumo Liu and Cassandra Quinto-Collins, mother of Angelo Quinto, during the flower offering in Waldie Plaza.
Bella Quinto-Collins, sister of Angelo Quinto, during the flower offering in Waldie Plaza.
Robert Collins, stepfather of Angelo Quinto, during the flower offering in Waldie Plaza.
Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson in Waldie Plaza
May We Gather co-organizer Funie Hsu speaks on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee presents her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee presents her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson speaks in Waldie Plaza to present the city of Antioch’s official apology.
The marquee at El Campanil Theater in Antioch displays the May We Gather Pilgrimage.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and Sasanna Yee on the altar stage during rehearsal at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee bows to her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams on the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather programs are displayed on a table in El Campanil Theater.
May We Gather participants check in at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Funie Hsu speaks on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
Diablo Taiko members perform in the lobby of the El Campanil Theater as May We Gather attendees exit the theater.
May We Gather attendees leave the El Campanil Theater in downtown Antioch, California to begin processing to Waldie Plaza.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
The Daoist altar at the ceremony in Waldie Plaza during the May We Gather pilgrimage in Antioch, California.
Master E-Man and Sumo Liu perform a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Sumo Liu watches as participants make offerings during a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Master E-Man and Sumo Liu perform a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Sumo Liu participates in a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson in Waldie Plaza
Master E-Man performed a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
The marquee at El Campanil Theater in Antioch displays the May We Gather Pilgrimage.
The marquee at El Campanil Theater in Antioch displays the May We Gather Pilgrimage.
The stage door at El Campanil Theater in Antioch before the May We Gather Ceremony.
Preparation for the May We Gather ceremony in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Preparation for the May We Gather ceremony in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams rehearses by the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams speaks to participants during rehearsal on the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han welcomes attendees to the memorial.
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han welcomes attendees to the memorial.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams reads the Hyobyakumon / Pronouncement of Intention to the Buddha, on the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams reads the Hyobyakumon / Pronouncement of Intention to the Buddha, on the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee presents her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee presents her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee bows to her grandmother Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet on stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co- organizers Chenxing Han and Funie Hsu on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Master E-Man and Sumo Liu perform a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
The Daoist altar at the ceremony in Waldie Plaza during the May We Gather pilgrimage in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han speaks to attendees in Waldie Plaza.
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han speaks to attendees in Waldie Plaza.
May We Gather co-organizer Chenxing Han speaks to attendees in Waldie Plaza.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, attends a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Mayor Pro Tem Monica Wilson delivers an apology from the city of Antioch alongside Master E-Man in Waldie Plaza.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, attends a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Master E-Man performs a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend a Daoist ceremony in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
Master E-Man and Sumo Liu perform a Daoist ceremony for May We Gather participants in Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees begin a procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
Ven Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association) leads the audience in a memorial ceremony while the memorial tablet is presented.
Ven Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association) leads the audience in a memorial ceremony after Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet is presented.
May We Gather attendees sit in the audience at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, shares a Dharma message on compassion and collective healing on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, shares a Dharma message on compassion and collective healing on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Arisika Razak (East Bay Meditation Center) shares a Dharma Message on Lovingkindness & Compassionate Action on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Arisika Razak (East Bay Meditation Center) shares a Dharma Message on Lovingkindness & Compassionate Action on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Ven Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association) shares a Dharma Message on Spiritual Kinship & Creating Peace at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Jee Suthamwanthanee (Bay Area Thai Sangha) delivers a Dharma Message on the Sublime Attitudes at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Rev. Liên Shutt of Access to Zen in San Francisco, California, shares a Dharma message on interconnection and wholeness at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Thenmozhi Soundararajan of Equity Labs in Oakland, California, recites a Prayer for Caste Equity at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, shares a Dharma message on compassion and collective healing on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Rev. Grace Song of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Warminster, Pennsylvania, shares a Dharma message on compassion and collective healing on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
sujatha baliga (Gyuto Foundation) shares a Dharma Message on the Path to Enlightenment at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
sujatha baliga (Gyuto Foundation) shares a Dharma Message on the Path to Enlightenment at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
sujatha baliga (Gyuto Foundation) shares a Dharma Message on the Path to Enlightenment at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun of Borisa Zen Center in Las Vegas, Nevada present the kintsugi lotus as an offering before the bodhisattva Guanyin on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
The reception room at the Antioch Senior Center.
The reception room at the Antioch Senior Center.
Center, Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun (Borisa Zen Center); Right front: Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia (Thiem Tam Buddhist Temple) Additional: Evalyn Dang (Kim Quang Temple), Tin Ly (Phuoc Lam Monastery) Helena Nguyen (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Thanh Nguyen (Thien Quang Temple), and Conan Phan (Phuoc Lam Monastery). Back: Thousand-Hand Guanyin Bodhisattva statue.
Vietnamese chanting in praise of the Bodhisattva of Compassion led by Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia (Thien Tam Buddhist Temple) with Evalyn Dang (Kim Quang Temple), Tin Ly (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Helena Nguyen (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Thanh Nguyen (Thien Quang Temple), and Conan Phan (Phuoc Lam Monastery).
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso of Pure Land of Iowa makes flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Vietnamese chanting in praise of the Bodhisattva of Compassion led by Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia (Thien Tam Buddhist Temple) with Evalyn Dang (Kim Quang Temple), Tin Ly (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Helena Nguyen (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Thanh Nguyen (Thien Quang Temple), and Conan Phan (Phuoc Lam Monastery).
Vietnamese chanting in praise of the Bodhisattva of Compassion led by Ven. Thich Tinh Nghia (Thien Tam Buddhist Temple) with Evalyn Dang (Kim Quang Temple), Tin Ly (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Helena Nguyen (Phuoc Lam Monastery), Thanh Nguyen (Thien Quang Temple), and Conan Phan (Phuoc Lam Monastery).
Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun of Borisa Zen Center in Las Vegas, Nevada present the kintsugi lotus as an offering before the bodhisattva Guanyin on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun of Borisa Zen Center in Las Vegas, Nevada present the kintsugi lotus as an offering before the bodhisattva Guanyin on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun of Borisa Zen Center in Las Vegas, Nevada present the kintsugi lotus as an offering before the bodhisattva Guanyin on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Ven. Hyongjeon and Ven. Hyokeun of Borisa Zen Center in Las Vegas, Nevada present the kintsugi lotus as an offering before the bodhisattva Guanyin on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso of Pure Land of Iowa makes flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland) makes flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland) makes flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Sasanna Yee makes flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
Buddhist leaders make flower offerings in front of the Bodhisattva Guanyin as the ceremony at El Campanil Theater ends in downtown Antioch, California.
May We Gather volunteers prepare to give attendees khata scarves for the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
May We Gather volunteers prepare to give attendees khata scarves for the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St.
May We Gather co-organizer Funie Hsu prepares to give attendees khata scarves for the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St.
Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams, Buddhist leaders, and May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams, Buddhist leaders, and May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Buddhist leaders and May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Buddhist leaders and May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Alaya Ueunten at the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Dwayne Eubanks and May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Antioch Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson participates in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Cassandra Quinto-Collins, mother of Angelo Quinto, and Robert Collins participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies) bows to the O-Daiko drum during the May We Gather ceremony at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Angelo Quinto’s stepfather Robert Collins participats in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Ven. Phra Khru Baidika Jungrak Khemacaro (Wat Mongkolratanaram) and Ven. Phra Maha Saichon Santikaro during the opening memorial chanting in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Bella Quinto Collins participates in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Ven Dr. Longyun Shi (American Bodhi Sea Buddhist Association) leads the audience in a memorial ceremony after Yik Oi Huang’s memorial tablet is presented.
May We Gather attendees participate in the closing ritual at the Birthplace of Antioch Marker on F St with Tibetan chanting and khata scarf offerings.
Tablets memorializing Vicha Ratanapakdee, Yong Ae Yue, “All beings who have lost their lives through racial and religious animus,” Yik Oi Huang, Sia Bun Ning.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker alongside Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams.
Ven. Phra Khru Baidika Jungrak Khemacaro (Wat Mongkolratanaram), Ven. Phra Maha Saichon Santikaro and Ven. Phra Khru Manas Siriratanathammawithet during the opening memorial chanting in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies) plays the O-Daiko drum during the May We Gather ceremony at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies) plays the O-Daiko drum during the May We Gather ceremony at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker
Ven. Phra Khru Baidika Jungrak Khemacaro (Wat Mongkolratanaram) during the opening memorial chanting in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
The train passes by as Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge rings the Kansho bell during the May We Gather ceremony in Antioch, California.
The train passes by as Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
Ven. Phra Khru Baidika Jungrak Khemacaro (Wat Mongkolratanaram), Ven. Phra Maha Saichon Santikaro and Ven. Phra Khru Manas Siriratanathammawithet exit the stage after the opening memorial chanting in the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
The train passes by as Khenpo Paljor Gyatso (Pure Land of Iowa) leads a Buddhist chant and flower offering, with assistance from Alaya Ueunten, in front of the Birthplace of Antioch marker.
May We Gather attendees participate in a walking procession in downtown Antioch, California, led by May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams and esteemed Buddhist leaders.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso of Pure Land of Iowa places khata scarves around May We Gather attendees during the reception at the Antioch Senior Center.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso of Pure Land of Iowa places khata scarves around May We Gather attendees during the reception at the Antioch Senior Center.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
Khenpo Paljor Gyatso of Pure Land of Iowa places khata scarves around May We Gather attendees during the reception at the Antioch Senior Center.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather participants attend the reception at the Antioch Senior Center in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Patricia Wakida speaks with attendees at the reception at the Antioch Senior Center.
May We Gather co-organizer Jhani Randhawa speaks with attendees at the reception at the Antioch Senior Center.
The Kansho Bell on the altar stage at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
May We Gather co-organizer Rev. Duncan Ryūken Williams reads the Hyobyakumon / Pronouncement of Intention to the Buddha, on the altar stage at El Campanil Theater in Antioch, California.
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