Forest Path - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

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About Wat Pa Nanachat
Wat Pa Nanachat (Many-Countries Forest Monastery) is situated in
a small forest in the Northeast of Thailand about 15 kilometres from
the city of Ubon. The monastery was established in 1975 by Ajan
Cha, a meditation master of the Theravada Forest Tradition, to
provide a traditional monastic training community for non-Thais.
Today the monastic community consists of monks, novices and
postulants from all over the world. English serves as the primary
language of communication and instruction. At present, there is
no permanent nun’s community at Wat Pa Nanachat. Women
interested in a monastic commitment are invited to contact our
affiliated nun’s community at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery,
Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ,
England.
Although Wat Pa Nanachat is not a meditation centre, there are facilities
for a limited number of male and female guests to stay at the
monastery and practise with the resident monastic community.
Guests are expected to follow the daily routine of the monastery and
join in with all communal meetings and work activities. In accordance
with the monastic environment, emphasis in practice is
placed on co-operation, self-sacrifice and communal harmony. The
monastic training aims to follow the Dhamma-Vinaya, as taught by
the Buddha, respecting both the letter and the spirit. The life of the
monastery encourages the development of simplicity, renunciation
and quietude. It is a deliberate commitment to this way of life that facilitates
a community environment where people of diverse backgrounds,
personalities and temperaments can co-operate in the
effort to achieve the goals of a spiritual life.