Dear Dhamma Friends, On May 9th, Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery will begin hosting Upāsika Days again, beginning with an Upāsika Renewal Day from 9am to 4pm. This is an opportunity for dedicated lay practitioners to re-commit to living by the Five Precepts, and to spend a day at the monastery meditating, listening to Dhamma teachings, and engaging in Dhamma discussion. Anyone is welcome to join for…
This year, Abhayagiri turns 30 on June 1st. Due to the growing size of our community and some logistical considerations, the current plan is to celebrate this occasion in two separate, but related events. It happens that Vesakha Puja - the full moon of May commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and final nibbāna - is Sunday, May 31st. This is an amazing coincidence that it falls so close…
Venerable Ānanda saw the brahmin Janussoni riding out of Sāvatthi in a magnificently ornamented white chariot. Later, reporting what he had seen to the Buddha, he asked what was the most divine vehicle according to the Dhamma-Vinaya. The Blessed One named the chariot to Nibbāna as unsurpassed among vehicles, likening its components to the qualities we need for spiritual awakening. As a nun I am a passenger in this noble chariot. Ancient and well-proven, its chassis is the Vinaya, our monastic code of precepts which serve as guide and guardian of my life. I climb into this chariot trusting that…
This Dhamma talk was offered on May 9, 2026 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
