This phase of the project is weather dependent - please make prayers for good weather. Thank you for your support!
Through the generosity of thousands of people from around the world, we accomplished much in 2008 and dedicated Gotami House in 2009. The retreat cabin was finished in the summer of 2010. Thank you to everyone involved!
Since the Buddha's time, the Sangha—ordained nuns and monks — have traditionally been the ones to preserve the teachings for future generations.
But this peaceful tradition has fragile roots in the United States. While hundreds of Dharma centers flourish in the U.S., few provide support for monastic communities.
That's why Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey—an American Buddhist monastic community dedicated to learning, practicing, living, and teaching the Buddha's principles. The Abbey aspires to fulfill its motto, "creating peace in a chaotic world."
Sravasti Abbey's programs attract increasing numbers of participants and the monastic community is growing. To teach everyone who wants to learn—residents as well as numerous visitors—Sravasti Abbey needs facilities to accommodate them.
With the future in mind, we have developed a detailed master facility plan to prepare for the Abbey's growth. Someday a temple and library, guest hall, resident house for monks, additional nuns' quarters, a residence for the abbess, and several more retreat cabins will comprise the Sravasti Abbey landscape. Buildings will be constructed slowly over the next many years as need for them arises.
