Contact

The monastery is fully open to the public at this time.

However, if you are interested in visiting to meditate and study, you are still able to set up an interview online with Ayya Ñāņadīpa. Please email Mahapajapati2023@gmail.com.

Day Visitors

All are welcome to visit the monastery!

COVID GUIDELINES

All of the residents are fully vaccinated, and fully vaccinated visitors can visit safely. It is recommended that all others avoid indoor activities, socially distance, and wear masks. Please be cautious.

Please contact us ahead of time to confirm your visit. Please email to Mahapajapati2023@gmail.com

Mailing Address (using USPS)	Physical Address (To send packages with UPS or Fedex)
Mahapajapati Monastery P.O. Box 587 Pioneertown, CA 92268	Mahapajapati Monastery 3368 Chaparrosa Road Pioneertown, CA 92268

Bhikkhu Bodhi Visitation, Thursday, May 11, 2023

On Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 10:45AM to 3:30PM, Bhikkhu Bodhi will visit Mahapajapati Monastery for a special luncheon and rice offering ceremony. Bhikkhu Bodhi is 78 years old and is world-renowned for his teaching, and translation of the Buddhist Canons from Pali into English. It is a rare blessing to have the opportunity to […]

Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

Dear Dhamma friends, The recent welcoming rains have brought cleaner air and fresher water to us all. They also brought out the weeds and bushes. Our large and open monastery has seen a vast amount of weeds that are growing beyond the limited resources that we have to keep them at bay. The monastery is […]

Sāmaner Bhante Piyananda

What a wonderful experience that I had; recently trained a British lady to become a female novice (Sāmanerī) in the Theravada tradition.Unexpectedly, I received a call from Bhante Piyananda who requested me to let her stay at Mahāpajāpati. Bhante also asked me to teach her how to recite Pali as well as to practice rehearsals […]

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