Meal Offering is Now at 10:45am
Please note that due to the change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time the Abhayagiri meal offering is currently at 10:45 am. This new meal time will remain in effect through the fall and winter.
View ArticleThanksgiving Retreat 2022 - Registration Closed
Dear Dhamma Friends, Registration is now closed for the Thanksgiving Retreat. If you haven’t registered, you may still visit Abhayagiri’s YouTube channel to access the teachings as they happen.
View ArticleLivestream of Retreat Teachings
The Annual Abhayagiri Thanksgiving retreat begins on November 6. Those who have not registered via Zoom, may still view the events in bold via the Abhayagiri YouTube Channel. Schedule for the Retreat...
View ArticleBhikkhu Ordination Dec. 4, 2022
On December 4th Sāmaṇeras Tejasāro, Obhāsī and Sivako will take bhikkhu ordination as a group of three. This event is open to the public. The ordination will also be live-streamed on our Youtube Channel
View ArticleAbhayagiri 2022: Newsletter and Photo Gallery
Abhayagiri 2022 Photo Gallery A photo gallery of the past year is now available on the Abhayagiri website: https://www.abhayagiri.org/gallery From the Monastery - Abhayagiri 2022 Abhayagiri fully...
View ArticleWinter Retreat Begins on January 2nd
The monastery will enter the three-month annual winter retreat on January 2, 2023 and resume the normal routines on April 1st. During this time, the winter retreat the resident community takes time to...
View ArticleWinter Updates from Abhayagiri
The Abhayagiri community has been appreciating the increased time for practice and study offered by the winter retreat. The community is doing well even amidst an unusually large amount of rain, snow...
View ArticleCommunity Work on Sunday, April 9
The monastic community is working morning and afternoon to take apart four monastic kutis (huts) in the Abhayagiri forest so that replacement kutis can be built. Please feel free to join us for any or...
View ArticleThai New Year (Songkran) Celebration on April 15th
On Saturday, April 15th the Abhayagiri community will celebrate the traditional Thai New Year known as Songkran, an occasion for ritual cleansing where Buddha images are ceremonially bathed in fragrant...
View ArticleUpcoming Events at Abhayagiri
This spring (and thereafter) at Abhayagiri and other locations there are a number of upcoming Dhamma events. Abhayagiri: We will continue to host Saturday Evening and Lunar Observance Pujas and Dhamma...
View ArticleMonks to Start Visiting Three Jewels in Fort Bragg
Senior monks from Abhayagiri will start visiting Three Jewels in Fort Bragg at the end of April to provide teachings and be available on some Monday nights starting May 1st. This will also sometimes...
View ArticleThai New Year (Songkran) Celebration 2023 Photo Gallery
On Saturday, April 15th the Abhayagiri community celebrated the traditional Thai New Year known as Songkran, an occasion for ritual cleansing where Buddha images are ceremonially bathed in fragrant...
View ArticleKuti Demolition 2023 Photo Gallery
In the first weeks of April 2023 the community joined together to demolish four of Abhayagiri’s oldest kutis, in preparation for new construction in the summer. A photo gallery of the project can be...
View ArticleSāmaṇera Ordination of Anagārika Justin Photo Gallery
After spending a year in white robes and following the Eight Precepts, Anagarika Justin took the going forth as a Samanera (novice monk) on April 22, 2023. A photo gallery of the event can be viewed at...
View ArticleMindfulness of Breathing Practice and Study Day on May 27
There will be a Practice and Study in the Abhayagiri Dhamma Hall from 9am to 5pm on the theme of mindfulness of breathing. This event is freely offered for the general public and no registration is...
View ArticleCancellation of Practice & Study Day on May 27
Dear friends, With much sadness the Practice & Study Day on May 27 has just been cancelled due to Covid related concerns at Abhayagiri. We regret any disappointment or inconvenience that this...
View ArticleAjahn Nyaniko Retreat in Thailand
Ajahn Nyaniko has been in Thailand and India during the winter and spring and will return to Abhayagiri in July. He recently led a five day meditation retreat in Thailand. The talks from that retreat...
View ArticleThanksgiving Retreat 2023
We invite you to join the Abhayagiri Community for our annual Thanksgiving Retreat at the Applegate Retreat Center in Applegate, California. The Thanksgiving Retreat will be an in person event from...
View ArticleVesākha Puja 2023 Photo Gallery
Abhayagiri celebrated Vesākha Puja, the day commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinibbāna, on June 3rd with an evening of meditation, chanting, and Dhamma teachings. Those who came...
View ArticleTechnical Difficulties with Livestreams
Due to technical difficulties, the livestreams from Abhayagiri are currently unreliable. We regret any inconvenience or frustration this is causing. Please note that videos of the Dhamma talks are...
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