The community held puja this morning. This was the first time the community held a traditional Abhayagiri morning puja since the evacuation last Monday. Later, during the morning meeting, Debbie shared additional information she had received from the county officials during the previous evening’s press conference. Debbie confirmed that firefighters had a significant presence throughout the Redwood…

We have important new information for people coming to Kathina at Wat Buddhanusorn this coming Sunday, October 15. Please carpool as parking at Wat Buddhanusorn is limited. Even better, leave your car at home and take BART to the Union City station. There will be vehicles coming every 15 minutes (or so) to shuttle you and your friends/family to Wat Buddhanusorn. If anyone has a van or large vehicl…

The Kathina Ceremony will begin at 12:30pm (as opposed to 1pm as previously stated.) We would also like to confirm that we will be holding Kathina this Sunday, October 15, but the location of the Kathina has been changed. Abhayagiri’s Kathina will be held on Sunday, October 15 at Wat Buddhanusorn: > 36054 Niles Blvd. > Fremont, CA > 94536 Each year since the time of the Buddha, at the end of the t…

On Friday, the community spent the day being of service. Some helped cook and clean in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Several of the senior monks offered teachings to the university and boys high school students. Others went over to the Sudhana Center in Ukiah (an affiliated center of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas) to help clean and move furniture. Luang Por Pasanno, after hearing about the…

Ajahn Jotipālo has kindly offered the following journal of events chronicling Abhayagiri’s experience with the Redwood Complex fire. Monday, October 9th According to Cal Fire, a major wildfire started in Redwood Valley late on Sunday night. Fortunately, at 2AM, a community member woke up and noticed that the southern sky was pulsating red. He quickly started alerting other community members. As pe…

Many of you have asked how you can help the monastery and laypeople who have been affected by the wildfires. Your expressions of generosity and spirit of community are the sorts of blessings that naturally arise during such a crisis. Since the fires are still burning—both near the monastery and the homes of lay supporters—it is still too soon to know what sort of help will be needed. For now, the…

As many people are aware, Redwood Valley and nearby Potter Valley are experiencing a large wildfire also known as the “the Redwood Complex Fire.” The fire started late Sunday night on October 8, 2017. As of Thursday afternoon, the fire has spread to an area of over 30,000 acres and only 5% of has been contained. The monastery residents became aware of the fire around 2am Monday morning. The fire w…

We want to let everybody know that the Abhayagiri community is safe and is currently staying at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. As of Thursday, 10am, the Abhayagiri property is most likely not damaged but conditions are volatile and are there is no access to the property. We are asking that people not to come visit us at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas to leave roads, hotels, and services avail…

Update 8 pm October 10: A neighbor reported that the monastery buildings were OK as of the afternoon of Oct. 9. The fire is still active, and we don’t know the state of the buildings after that time. It is unsafe to travel on Tomki Road, and there are hard closures approaching the monastery from both directions. We plan to update the website as we hear more information. 8 pm October 9: You have li…

We hope you can join us at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery for the next Upasika Day on Sunday, October 1, a day of community, Dhamma study, meditation, and renewal. Our theme for the day will be: Meditation: Can we function without attachment? Luang Por Pasanno and senior monastics of Abhayagiri have graciously offered to lead us in an exploration of he four types of clinging, and nekkhama (renuncia…