Buddhist
Temple of America
5615 Howard St.
Ontario, CA 91762
909.988.7731
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Event Announcement
BREATH MEDITATION
Self-Transformation Through Self-Observation
by The Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Come and experience Breath Meditation with the Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Also known to many as Ajaan Geoff, he is an American-born Theravada monk who has been the abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego, California since 1993. He teaches regularly at BCBS (Barre Center for Buddhist Studies) and throughout the U.S. and has contributed significantly to the Dhamma Dana Publications project. Ajaan Geoff has written several books on Buddhism and meditation. He is fluent in Thai and Pali (the language of early Buddhist writings.)
Admission is free. Please bring a friend. Vegetarian food will be provided during.
breakRSVP by email to [email protected].
The
History of Wat Bhuridattavanaram
In
1986, a group of Buddhists in Southern California sought to
practice in the way of Venerable Ajaan Mun, the father of
the current Theravada Kammatthana Forest Tradition in Thailand.
They began preparation to build Wat Bhuridattavanaram, the
Buddhist Temple of America, to be named after Venerable Ajaan
Mun.
The
community purchased 4.68 acres in Ontario, Southern California
on what was then a strawberry orchard. The community then
invited Venerable Ajaan Suwat to serve as abbot of the newly
constructed temple.
Venerable
Ajaan Suwat was a student of both Venerable Ajaan Mun and
Venerable Ajaan Funn. After serving as abbot of Wat Khow Noi
in Buriram, Thailand., Venerable Ajaan Suwat founded and served
as abbot of Wat Bhuridatta for the next ten years.
Today,
the Buddhist Temple of America lives according to those Vinaya
rules set forth by the Buddha and according to those laws
established by the government of the United States. The temple
serves as both a place for bhikkus (Buddhist monks) to train
and practice and as a place for lay people to study and practice
in all aspects of the Dhamma–the teachings of the Buddha.
The Abbot
Phrakuvitoon Thammanithes
(P.S.R. Tayano)
The
Venerable Abbot came to the United States on May 15, 1987.
Daily
Schedule |
6:30
AM |
Morning
Chanting and Meditation |
8:00
AM |
Sweeping |
9:30
AM |
Pindapata
(alms-round) |
10:00
AM |
Morning
Service and Meal |
3:00
PM |
Tea |
5:00
PM |
Sweeping
and Evening Chores |
7:00
PM |
Evening
Chanting and Meditation |
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