Jetavana
Temple Forest Monastery
What’s Happening:
Temple Forest Monastery 10th Anniversary Weekend:
Friday, May 23:
7 p.m. Meditation & Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Jundee (in Thai & English)
Saturday, May 24:
11 a.m. – Meal Offering
After meal – Thai language Dhamma Q & A with the Thai ajahns
4–5:30 p.m. – Public Welcome Gathering
5 p.m. – Tea with Ajahn Nyaniko
7 p.m. – Meditation & Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Viradhammo
Sunday, May 25:
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – 10th Anniversary Celebration:
10:30–11 a.m. – Meal Offering & Almsround
12:30 p.m. – Presentations
12:45 p.m. – Offering Ceremony (“Pa Bah”)
1 p.m. – Dhamma Talk Offered by Luang Por Liem
(in Thai and English)
2 p.m. – Finish & meet some of the monks
Visits from Respected Elders
From May 23 the community at the monastery will be honored to host visits from several very respected Thai and Western senior monks. Some of our teachers and sangha leaders whom many of you may be familiar with will be staying at the monastery and participating in the weekend’s events.
Luang Por Liem
Luang Por Jundee
Luang Por Viradhammo
Luang Por Sucitto
10th Anniversary Celebrations – May 24–25 >
Please join us for the weekend of May 24–25 to celebrate the passage of ten years since the monastery was formally established in June 2015. Everyone’s welcome to any part of the weekend. The main event will include a traditional offering ceremony (“Pa Bah”), Dhamma Talk in Thai and translated into English offered by Luang Por Liem (the abbot of Ajahn Chah’s monastery in Thailand), and a few presentations by others, and meeting the resident and visiting monks. This will constitute the main anniversary celebration and will take place from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. More Details >
Visiting
Visitors are welcome, for day visits or (from April–December) for overnight stays.
Day visits >
Food offering >
Overnight stays >
How To Help / What’s Needed
You can find out more about what’s needed or useful – including a list of currently needed items – on the Contribute page.
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Financial Questions
The monastery’s expenses and finances are handled by the non-profit organization Jeta Grove:
Jeta Grove >
Current Projects
In response to many of you who have been asking what the monastery currently needs or plans to help with its development, we have created a webpage listing the most immediate projects >
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