–Live Stream– You can watch the live stream here: https://youtu.be/YsiewdqCjXg –Schedule update– We invite you to join us on Sunday, July 23 for a joint birthday celebration for Luang Por Sumedho and Luang Por Pasanno. This will be Luang Por Sumedho’s 83rd year of life and his 51st rains retreat as a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk). The schedule for the day will be as follows: Sunday, July 23 ~10 a.…

Ajahn Pasanno and the Abhayagiri Community will lead a benefit day for the Mindfulness Care Center in San Francisco on Saturday, July 15 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The morning will consist of sitting and walking practice with a Dharma reflection. There will be a meal offering to the monastics at 11:00 am. In the afternoon Ajahn Pasanno will tell stories from his early years training under his teache…

Saturday, June 17th: Bhikkhu Ordination Ceremony for Sāmaṇera Sampanno and Sāmaṇera Suddhiko. All are welcome to attend the formal ceremony in which the Sāmaṇera Sampanno and Sāmaṇera Suddhiko will enter the monastic Saṅgha as bhikkhus. The ceremony will take place at the ordination platform. We currently do not know the start time as it is depending on weather, but it will most likely start somet…

After over 20 years of holding a central place in the Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, the original house was demolished on May 16th, 2017. Additional pictures can be seen here:

We hope you can join us at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery for the next Upāsakā Day on Sunday, June 4, a day of community, Dhamma study, meditation, and renewal. The event will begin at 10 AM with the taking of precepts. The group session will be livestreamed at https://youtu.be/Ij8MV7h00KQ starting at 1PM. Our theme for the day will be Sutta Study: Two Kinds of Thought, and The Removal of Distracti…

On May 6, 2017, three ordinations took place at Abhayagiri. Former anagārikas Jeff, Dorian, and Hector went forth as sāmaṇeras Guṇavīro, Tissaro, Ṭhitasukho, with Luang Por Pasanno as their preceptor. In the tradition, taking ordination as a sāmaṇera is a way of further devoting oneself to the training in preparation for full Bhikkhu ordination. In case you missed it, a video of the ordination was…

Luang Por was in Thailand in December, 2016 and was featured in several Thai-language documentaries. You can watch these videos via the following links: รายงานพิเศษ - งานอาจาริยบูชา พระโพธิญาณเถร (ชา สุภัทโท) เทปการแสดงธรรมธรรมโดย พระโพธิญาณวิเทศ (ปสันโน ภิกขุ) ณ มูลนิธิบ้านอารีย์ รายงานพิเศษ - มรดกธรรม พระโพธิญาณเถร (ชา สุภัทโท)

On May 6th, 2017, all are welcome to attend the formal ceremony in which Anagārikas Jeff, Dorian, and Hector will take the brown robes of a novice (sāmaṇera). This event will be livestreamed. The program will begin with evening puja at 7:30 PM. The ordination ceremony will likely start between 8:15–8:45 PM. The ceremony will take place in the new reception hall. Please see our calendar for additio…

Today, April 27, 2017, marks Luang Por Viradhammo’s 70th birthday. We at Abhayagiri would like to share our happiness, gratitude and good wishes to Luang Por Viradhammo and the community at Tisarana. New Book: The Contemplative’s Craft In celebration of this day, we would like to share Luang Por Viradhammo’s new book, entitled The Contemplative’s Craft: Internalizing the Teachings of the Buddha, w…

We hope you can join us at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery for the annual Upasika Renewal Day on Sunday, April 30, 2017, a day of community, Dhamma study, meditation, and renewal. Our theme for the day will be “Devotion and Ritual: Becoming The Buddha.” Luang Por Pasanno and senior Abhayagiri monastics have graciously agreed to lead us in reflections on the ceremonies, April 14, 15 and 16 (see www.a…