Ruth Denison passed away at her center in Joshua Tree, California on February 26, 2015 (see previous article on our website for a report of Ajahn Pasanno’s visit there last autumn). Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Karunadhammo are attending the memorial service for Ruth, which will be held on March 21st. This event will be live-streamed – information about Ruth, the memorial service, and how to view the e…

During the first week of September, Luang Por Pasanno and other members of the Abhayagiri community made a trip down to Southern California to visit Ruth Denison. Debbie Stamp, Amy Zhu, and Samanera Khantiko accompanied Luang Por Pasanno to Dhamma Dena in Joshua Tree, CA. (For more information about Ruth Denison and an upcoming documentary on her life and teachings, please visit www.dhammadena.com…

การเข้ากรรมฐานฤดูหนาว คณะสงฆ์วัดอภัยคีรีจะเริ่มเข้ากรรมฐานฤดูหนาว ตั้งแต่วันที่ ๑ มกราคม จนถึงวันที่ ๓๑ มีนาคม ของทุกปี ในช่วงนี้ทางวัดจะหยุดพักการทำงานและโครงการต่างๆไว้ก่อนเป็นการชั่วคราวเพื่อบำเพ็ญสมาธิภาวนาและศึกษาพระธรรมอย่างเต็มที่ และงดการพูดคุยโดยไม่จำเป็นตลอดช่วงการเข้ากรรมฐานนี้ โดยมีฆราวาสกลุ่มเล็กๆกลุ่มหนึ่งอยู่ประจำที่วัดเพื่อช่วยงานต่างๆของวัดในช่วงนี้ ระยะเวลาตอนกลางวันที่สั้นลง, อา…

Various members of the extended Abhayagiri Community have come together to make the audio from the 2014 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat available online. The 29 talks given by Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Karunadhammo, Ajahn Ñaniko, and Debbie Stamp at the 2014 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat in Santa Rosa, California from November 21 to November 30 are available for online browsing (opens in new tab) and can…

The annual Forest Sangha Newsletter published by Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England is now available online. Three file sizes are available this year, to help those with slower internet connections: For a high resolution PDF (50 mb), please use this link: amaravati.org/pdf/FSN_94_highres.pdf A medium resolution PDF (14 mb) is available at this link: amaravati.org/pdf/FSN_94_mediumres.pdf A lo…

A new series of photos of the current status of the new reception hall have been posted. Check out the new photo gallery detailing how the foundation stands for Winter at: http://www.abhayagiri.org/gallery/6079091430836696833

During Ajahn Sumedho’s stay, Rik Center was at the monastery contemplating how to support the monastery with an anniversary birthday project. A number of friends of Abhayagiri who were “born on a four” (born in 1954, 1964, 1974, etc.) were interested to continue the success of the previous year’s project. Despite the enthusiasm of the “born on a four” crew, nobody knew what a suitable project woul…

Due to the change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time on November 2nd, the Abhayagiri mealtime will be 10:45 am from November 2nd onward.

On October 12th, approximately 200 members of the extended Abhayagiri Community assembled for the annual Kathina celebration. The Abhayagiri Sangha wishes to express appreciation for the harmony, cooperation and generosity of those in attendance, as well as the ongoing support of the lay community, who contribute in many different ways, allowing the Abhayagiri community to continue to practice and…

This September the Abhyagiri community completed its newest and longest bridge. The bridge, which spans a gully on the Blackrock trail, was designed and built by the resident Abhayagiri Community. The funding for the bridge was provided through a donation by the 2013 Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrims. Click on the below link for photos of the bridge: Photos of Bridge For more information on the Buddhist B…