On Sunday December 29, Sāmaṇera Atthadasī and Sāmaṇera Khemadassī will formally request entry into the Bhikkhu Sangha (monks’ order). On that same day, Anagārika Alex intends to request Pabbajjā, the … Read More
Luang Por Sumedho Open Retreat May 2020 – the retreat is cancelled
Luang Por Sumedho Open Retreat at Amaravati Monastery, May 23rd-31st, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this retreat is cancelled and we are no longer expecting Luang Por Sumedho to … Read More
Upasampadā Ceremony, Friday Nov 1
Sāmaṇera Sīhanādo from Chithurst Monastery will be requesting full acceptance into the Bhikkhu Sangha on Friday Nov 1 at 2 pm. The ceremony will take place in the temple, with … Read More
Luang Por Sumedho Open Retreat May 2020 – Information and booking – CANCELLED
Luang Por Sumedho Open Retreat at Amaravati Monastery, May 23rd-31st, 2020. Following the success of the first Open Retreat in May 2017, Luang Por Sumedho has offered to teach another during … Read More
Amaravati Kathina Festival, Sunday Nov 10, 2019
The Kathina festival at Amaravati will be held this year on Sunday, November 10, and we warmly invite you to join us in celebrating this event. It will again be … Read More
World Tipitaka Foundation leading a Ceremony of Enshrinement of the Tipitaka, October 26
The 40 volumes of the Pali Tipitaka in Roman script, prepared and published by the World Tipitaka Foundation, were offered to Amaravati Monastery in June 2019, in Bangkok. The group has asked for permission to formally … Read More
Booking Retreats in 2020: Some improvements to the booking process
For next years retreats we are changing the way the booking process works from the current ‘first-come, first-served’ system to a ‘lottery’ based system How the booking process will work Each … Read More
Mudita Ceremony, Sat Aug 31
Ajahn Amaro and other Senior Elders from our communities were rather unexpectedly invited to Bangkok in late July to receive new Royal Titles from his Royal Highness King Vajiralongkorn, the … Read More