Section 02 · Online Practice Halls

Scope

Rites, communal practice, offerings, companionship and the running of practice halls online

Not accepted

Claims that a rite has miraculous efficacy; measuring merit by numbers of participants; promotion or fundraising

Grounding papers

“On the Universal Gate Practice Hall”“The Liturgy of the Universal Gate Practice Hall”“Design Principles and Operations of Deyuan Guanyin Hall”

Each section sets only a direction; authors choose their own topics, and a paper may extend, supplement or rebut the grounding papers. Beyond what each section does not accept, every paper must also meet the research ethics in Part VI of the Charter.

Published

• SM-2026-02-001 · Published 2026-10-23 · Founding paperOn the Universal Gate Practice HallDeyuan Academy (Deyuan Guanyin Hall)Keywords: Universal Gate Practice Hall; the straightforward mind is the place of practice; the one who leads the chant; making a vow; communal practice
• SM-2026-02-002 · Published 2026-10-23 · Founding paperThe Liturgy of the Universal Gate Practice Hall: A Ceremony of Prostration and Offering to Avalokiteśvara BodhisattvaDeyuan Academy (Deyuan Guanyin Hall)Keywords: Universal Gate Practice Hall; ceremony; liturgy; prostration; offering; officiant
• SM-2026-02-003 · Published 2026-10-23 · Founding paperThe Sub-categories and Movement of the Five Kinds of Light LampsDeyuan Academy (Deyuan Guanyin Hall)Keywords: light lamps; Universal Gate chapter; Thousand-Hands Sūtra; blessing; remembrance; digital practice hall