Open Door Sangha is a community for Buddhist practice, primarily in the Insight (Vipassana) tradition, in Santa Barbara, California. The Sangha offers three weekly meditation groups, introductory meditation classes, occasional daylong mini-retreats and weekend retreats with well-known Buddhist teachers. We welcome all in an atmosphere that is accepting, free of ritual, informal and relaxed.
The Insight Retreat Center (IRC) is a community-based retreat center just outside of Santa Cruz, CA. We offer silent meditation retreats throughout the year primarily focused on insight meditation (Vipassana) and the liberation teachings of the Buddha.
IRC is entirely supported by a wide community of practitioners, volunteers and donors whose generosity is the foundation for the center. With no paid staff, the running of our retreats expresses the integration of the practice, service and goodwill of our volunteers.
Retreats at IRC are offered freely, as gifts to those who attend. This means there is no cost for retreats. Donations by those who attend our retreats make it possible to pass this gift forward to others who come to IRC.
Valley Insight Meditation Society was created by a group of people who practice and study in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Our Mission, and the essence of our work, is liberation for all beings.
Our purpose is to provide opportunities for the practice, study, and teaching of Theravada Buddhism in the Insight (Vipassana) Meditation tradition.
Marin Sangha is an insight meditation (vipassana) group in Marin County dedicated to offering the teachings of the Buddha and guidance in Buddhist spiritual discipline with an emphasis on living the dharma in daily life.
Buddhist monastery in the Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho located in the small town of Temple, New Hampshire. A pleasant one-and-a-half-hour drive from Boston, the monastery benefits from a balance of wilderness, seclusion and accessibility historically typical of a Buddhist forest monastery.
Phật Giáo Nguyên Thủy - Nguồn cội của Phật Giáo ngày nay - Nơi tham khảo thông tin về Phật Pháp chính xác nhất.
The Golden Path, or Shwe Lan Ga Lay, is a unique guide for Dhamma seekers who wish to develop in paṭipatti (practice) and pariyatti (theory) while in Myanmar, as well as to gain an appreciation of Burmese Buddhist and monastic life. Helpful logistical information is supplemented with yogi anecdotes, historical background, scholarly research, authentic local voices, Burmese proverbs, original artwork, inspiring photographs, and wisdom from some of the country's foremost monks, nuns, and meditation teachers.
Photographs of Thai Temples & Buddha Images by Richard Barrow.
Satipañña (pronounced sa-tee-pahn-ya) Insight Meditation Toronto (SIMT) is dedicated to the Dharma of Liberation as found in the Original Teachings of the Buddha. The teachings are intended for people sincerely interested in exploring this profound, brilliant, and penetrating methodology through which countless people have realized authentic freedom – “The Heart’s Sure Release.”
SIMT is a non-profit charitable community located in Toronto, Ontario. Our programs include
A community-based society located in a suburb of Petaling Jaya, providing opportunities for the practice of Dhamma.
The Buddish Maha Vihara was founded by the Sinhalese community based in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding areas in 1894 to provide a place of worship in their Sri Lankan Theravada tradition.
IMS's Forest Refuge has continuously hosted experienced meditators since 2003. Its program is specifically designed to encourage sustained, longer-term retreat practice – a key component in the transmission of Buddhism from Asia to the West.
Within a harmonious and secluded environment, meditators can nurture the highest aspiration for liberation. In consultation with visiting insight meditation teachers, a program of training in one or more Theravada Buddhist practices is created for each participant, allowing the continuing unfolding of deeper levels of wisdom and compassion. A personal retreat here strengthens practice faith, confidence and self-reliance.
Dedicated to bringing together teachers, students, scholars and practitioners who are committed to exploring Buddhist thought and practice as a living tradition, faithful to its origins and lineage, yet adaptable and alive in each new time and place.
Panditārāma Shwe-taung-gon Sasana Yeiktha is a meditation and study monastery. Established in October 1990 by Venerable Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa, this centre follows the great lineage of the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw.
The method of meditation taught here is observation of body, sensation, mind and general objects like seeing, hearing, smelling, etc. Rise and fall of the abdomen when sitting, and steps when walking are main objects to observe.
The retreat house Pian Dei Ciliegi:
The centre is situated in Bulla di Monte Santo, a small village near the town of Ponte dell’Olio, 45 minutes south of Piacenza in the Nure valley. It’s surrounded by oak woods in a peaceful and silent environment in the Appenine foothills, just below a higher hill called Monte Santo, 600 metres above sea level.
Esta Comunidade Religiosa (Sangha) sem fins lucrativos, instituí-se a convite de leigos portugueses, com o aval do Conselho Geral dos Monges Séniores das Comunidades Monásticas Reconhecidas, da Tradição da Floresta da Tailândia da Linha de Ajahn Chah, com o intuito de estabelecer um Mosteiro da Tradição em Portugal, tendo, para esse efeito, indigitado os dois monges subscritores dos Estatutos da Comunidade.
Os monges convidados para liderarem este movimento, seguem o treino tradicional das Escrituras Budistas (Vinaya) na linha da Tradição Tailandesa da Floresta do mosteiro Wat Nong Pah Pong, que foi fundado por Ajahn Chah. Esta tradição foi trazida para fora da Tailândia por Ajahn Sumedho e outros discípulos ocidentais. O contacto que as pessoas estabelecem com a comunidade monástica, permitirá cultivar a generosidade, a virtude e a sabedoria tanto nas pessoas como na sociedade em geral. Assim se poderão os seres libertar.
A vida monástica mendicante depende da boa vontade das pessoas para as necessidades materiais. A partir de Julho de 2012 os monges começaram a viver em Lisboa. A médio e longo prazo estamos à procura de um lugar mais apropriado como mosteiro, com espaço para monges viverem e pessoas poderem visitar o mosteiro por períodos de tempo curtos e longos.
Na Uyana Aranya (‘Ironwood Grove Forest Monastery’) is one of the oldest Buddhist forest monasteries in Sri Lanka, dating back to the time of King Uttiya (3rd Century BCE).
The modern revival of this ancient monastery during the past few decades has seen its emergence as one of the main meditation centres in the country. Today it is again a home to a thriving community of monastic and lay Buddhist practitioners.
At a glance:
• More than 5000 acres in land area;
• Residence to about 100 monks and 30 lay practitioners;
• Follows the Pa-Auk Meditation System;
• Strict adherence to Vinaya (Buddhist Monastic Discipline) and the Theravāda tradition;
• Dhammika Ashramaya is a separate nunnery affiliated with Na Uyana for female practitioners.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Uyana_Aranya
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Theravāda tradition, with emphasis on the teaching and practice of both Samatha (tranquility) and Vipassana (insight) meditation. Situated in a forest along the Taung Nyo Mountain range in Mon State, Myanmar, the monastery provides a conducive setting for the practice of long-term, intensive meditation. Presently, there are over 100 foreign meditators, originating from over 20 countries, residing in the monastery.
Sukhavana Meditation Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition inspired by Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta and Venerable Ajahn Chah. It is located in the Bercham Cave, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Sukhavana means "The Mountain Of Happiness " in Pāli, the scriptural language of the ancient Buddhist Canon. Its current abbot is Ajahn Thongbai who's ordained by Luang Por Gunha Sukhagamo.
Sukhavana Meditation Monastery provides opportunity for lay people to practise Buddhist teachings, to develop virtue, generosity, to observe the 5 or 8 precepts, to practice meditation for individual development in the Noble Eightfold Path of Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration.
It also provides opportunity to propagate the Buddha Dhamma to society and to take care of the Sangha community.
