The Dharma Bum Temple is a home for the study and practice of Buddhism, yet we do not advocate one particular school of Buddhism. Our community is simply a bridge for people to learn how to make change within their own life and be of benefit to others.
The Dharma Bums focus on The Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path and Six Paramitas. To speak about Buddhism is not enough, one must practice these basic Buddhist principles. Through diligent practice one will begin to realize the cause of their suffering, thus moving beyond suffering for the benefit of all beings. When one enters the stream of Buddhism it can be confusing, so we help make it easier to understand.
The Dharma Bum Temple offers Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation Services, Dharma Talks, Homeless Outreach, Prison Outreach, Dharma Bum Kids, Dharma Bum Teens, Dharma Bum Life Program, Visiting Monks, Nuns & Buddhist Scholars, Silent Retreats, Morning Meditation Services, Meditation and Intro to Buddhism Classes in Spanish, Buddhist Recovery Program for Overcoming Addictions, Co-Ed Buddhist Fraternity, College Meditation Groups and More - ALL FOR FREE!
The Dharma Bums are disciples of the Buddha, practitioners of the Dharma and caretakers of the Sangha.
A Co-Ed Buddhist Fraternity at San Diego State University
Interview references old capital campaign, but the message is the essence of The Dharma Bum Temple.
Aug 15 2019
A sharing from DBT Co-Founder Jeffrey Zlotnik:
There are moments at the Dharma Bum Temple where I completely stop and just be in tremendous gratitude. 95% of my time is spent building, creating, cleaning, funding, organizing, managing, putting shoes…
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Aug 15 2019
This past weekend I was invited to Temple Emanu-El by Rabbi Devorah Marcus to speak at a memorial service. The man who died was 55 years-old and a practicing Buddhist. His family are members of the Jewish Temple. I want…
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Jun 18 2019
The Dharma Bum Temple was pleased to welcome back and host Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (also known as Ajaan Geoff) on June 13, 2019. Ajaan Geoff is a world renown Buddhist scholar and teacher (see more complete biography at bottom of post)…
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May 6 2019
In the beginning…
A Buddhist Shrine is built to foster a peaceful environment allowing one to abide in presence, while cultivating compassion and wisdom. Shrines are created to evoke calm and clear states of mind brought on by the…
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Apr 23 2019
Join us on Saturday May 4th at 11am for a special ceremony blessing the new statues at the Dharma Bum Temple. Six weeks ago we welcomed our new Bodhisattva statues of Guan Yin, Manjusri and Samantabhadra. This is very auspicious…
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Apr 2 2019
Every Spring for my birthday I raise money for the Dharma Bum Temple. It has been an amazing start to 2019 here at the Dharma Bum Temple! Each week we see 500-700 people who come thru these…
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Mar 31 2019
Sending a very special thank you to our Afternoon Meditation Planning Team of Natalie Oganesyan, Tayler Jackson Buffington, Wendy Salazar and David Craven for implementing a NEW PROGRAM at the Temple. We are now hosting weekly meditation and Dharma Talks…
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Mar 29 2019
A message below from new our Library Team from Dharma Bum Life Program:
Calling all book lovers!!! We have been graciously tasked with filling the empty shelves in the DBT library with more Buddhist goodness. We’re starting with our…
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Mar 27 2019
Monday March 11, 2019 our precious gifts arrived from Taiwan! This has been a year long journey and the statues are finally home. The handmade and hand painted statues took about 8 months to make. We are now blessed with…
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