Dear Dhamma Friends, I’d like to take this opportunity to express gratitude for how the 2022 Abhayagiri Kathina came together. We had so much help, both from within our monastic community to outside the community. People helped with the parking, the preparing of cloth offerings, preparing food, and setting up the Dhamma Hall to make this an extra special occasion. Luang Por Viradhammo and Ajahn Su…
A new associated monastery in the Ajahn Chah tradition has been started in Brazil. It is the first of its kind in South America and was established with the encouragement and blessing of Luang Por Liem, the present abbot of Ajahn Chah’s original monastery, Wat Pah Pong in Ubon province, Thailand. Luang Por Liem visited Suddhavāri in 2017 and considered the place suitable for a forest monastery, le…
On Saturday, June 18th, Abhayagiri will have a celebration welcoming the Green Buddha and celebrating Luang Por Chah’s birthday. The Green Buddha arrived this spring from Thailand. The schedule for the day is: 10:45am Meal offering 11:00am Meal 1:00pm Meditation 1:30pm Paritta Chanting 2:00pm Dhamma Talk The regular Saturday night program will begin at 7pm.
UPDATE as of 6/23/2022: Luang Por Sumedho’s final talk at Abhayagiri has been canceled. Luang Por Sumedho is offering two Dhamma reflections at Abhayagiri during June. The time and date of these two talks is 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time on June 7 and 14. The talks are also livestreamed on Abhayagiri’s YouTube channel. All are welcome to attend this event. However, please note that there is not any overn…
During their time as co-abbots of Abhayagiri, Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro collaborated to publish The Island : An Anthology of the Buddha’s Teachings on Nibbāna. Many people have appreciated The Island and we would like to let people know about the following resources and translations that have become available since it was first published. Translations Spanish Translation La Isla - Una antologí…
On Saturday, April 16th Abhayagiri will be celebrating Thai New Year (Songkran). Please feel free to join us at Abhayagiri for this event. The schedule for the day is: 10am - Arrival time - Please aim to arrive by 10am. 11am - Offering the meal and meal blessing, followed by a ceremonial washing of Buddha Rupas 1pm - Gathering again for Songkran Ceremony Also, as per usual on Saturday evening ther…
Please join us at Abhayagiri Monastery in celebrating Thai New Year (Songkran) on Saturday, April 16, 2022. The meal offering will be around 10:45am, so please arrive earlier if you have food offerings for the meal. After the meal, the monks will gather for paritta chanting and the ceremonial washing of the Ajahns hands. Closer to the date, we will update this announcement if there is any further…
The monastic community has begun its annual three month winter retreat. During this time, the resident community takes time to engage in more formal meditation practice following a changing schedule of group and individual practice. During these three months there will not be any overnight guests accepted. For questions about the availability of overnight visits after the retreat please contact th…
This Sunday evening, as a part of the Lunar Observance, there will be a sāmaṇera ordination after evening chanting and meditation. Anagārika Scott will be taking on the brown robes of a samaṇa and the ten precepts of a novice monk. The event will be live streamed on the Abhayagiri YouTube channel, starting at 7pm; and we encourage all interested in seeing the ordination to view it online.
Abhayagiri held a multi-day Kathina event from November 2nd until Sunday, November 7th. Spreading the Kathina event over multiple days allowed us to accommodate a small outdoor gathering each day. In addition to those who registered and attended, all were welcome to join each day via the YouTube livestream. The daily ceremonies included giving of the five precepts, paritta chanting and Dhamma talk…
