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 […]
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 […]
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 […]