Starting Saturday, September 20, 2014 Abhayagiri will re-institute our practice of having a monthly Community Workday. On these days we invite anyone interested to come and explore work and practice with our resident community. There will be a variety of tasks to do so all are welcome and no one need feel that work will be too difficult. The timetable for these days will be as follows:- 7:30 am to…
Luang Por Pasanno will be giving an talk on the evening of October 10th, 2014 at the Mangalam Buddhist Center in Berkeley as part of the First International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony. For more information and to RSVP please visit the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-tipitaka-chanting-ceremony-berkeley-usa-october-9th-10th-11th-2014-tickets-12682037315
Ajahn Viradhammo, abbot of Tisarana Buddhist Monastery in Ottawa, Canada (http://tisarana.ca/) will be offering a Dhamma talk at Abhayagiri Saturday, August 30. Evening chanting and meditation begin at 7:30 pm and will be followed by the talk. All are welcome to come for the talk with no reservation required.
On Sunday, Aug. 10th, Ajahn Yatiko formally took leave of the Abhayagiri Sangha. After the fortnightly recitation of the monastic rules by the bhikkhus, all of the resident community assembled as Ajahn Yatiko formally asked forgiveness from the Abhayagiri Sangha for any wrongdoings during his past 24 years as a monastic. On behalf of the Sangha, Ajahn Pasanno responded in the traditional Pāli lang…
3 New photo galleries with pictures of Luang Por Pasanno’s 65 birthday, Paying Respects to Ajahn Maha Prasert, and Continuing Reception Hall Construction have been added to our web gallery ( http://www.abhayagiri.org/gallery ). Please have mudita (sympathetic joy).
7 new web albums have just been added to our Abhayagiri photo gallery (/gallery). These feature photos of Luang Por Sumedho’s arrival, duration, and leaving Abhayagiri as well as photos from JR’s Samanera Ordination and the Opening Ceremony of The Portland Friend’s of the Dhamma’s New Center. Please enjoy and be inspired to practice.
We hope you can join us at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery for the Upasika Day on Sunday August 17, a day of community, Dhamma study, meditation, and renewal. Our theme for the day will be “The Suttas: Using the Suttas wisely in practice .” Luang Por Pasanno and other members of the Abhayagiri community have graciously agreed to lead us in an exploration of incorporating the suttas into practice thr…
Registration has closed. This post is left here for informational purposes. Update August 2: The retreat application period has ended, and there were more applicants than available seats on the retreat. Space on the retreat will be allocated by lottery, and the retreat manager will inform those who applied of their lottery status by August 15th. Original retreat announcement Abhayagiri Monastery i…
หมายเหตุ: ท่านสามารถตรวจสอบข้อมูลใหม่ล่าสุดได้จากปฏิทินของวัดตามลิ้งค์นี้ หลวงพ่อสุเมโธ (ผู้เป็นลูกศิษย์ชาวตะวันตกคนแรกของหลวงปู่ชา) จะมาเยี่ยมวัดอภัยคีรีในวันที่ 8-18 กรกฎาคมนี้ และทางวัดจะจัดให้มีกิจกรรมต่างๆดังต่อไปนี้ คณะสงฆ์จะร่วมกันกราบหลวงพ่อสุเมโธในช่วงเย็นของวันที่ 8 กรกฎาคม หลวงพ่อสุเมโธจะมีพระธรรมเทศนาในวันอาสาฬหบูชา (11 กรกฎาคม) พิธีในวันอาสาฬหบูชาจะเริ่มตั้งแต่เวลา 19.30 น. ที่ลานบวชบ…
With their bright saffron robes, shaved heads and mild demeanors Jotipalo and Kassapo, monks at the Abhayagiri Monastery of Redwood Valley, stand out a bit, even in Willits. On Thursday, June 12, 2014, they were found them peacefully strolling down Main Street from the MacDonald’s to Commercial Street, alms baskets slung over their shoulders, silently waiting to receive alms in the form of food, e…
