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Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October
Ajahn Vajiro is the Abbot of Sumedhārāma Buddhist Monastery, Portugal. He is a highly respected monk and a prominent figure in the Thai Forest Tradition.
Ajahn Vajiro was born in Malaysia in 1953. He met Ven. Ajahn Chah and Ven. Ajahn Sumedho at the Hampstead Vihara in 1977. He joined the community in London in 1978. In 1979 he went to Wat Pah Nanchat and received upasampadā from Ven. Ajahn Chah at Wat Pah Pong in 1980. Ven. Ajahn Vajiro returned to England in 1984, and assisted with the establishment of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. He lived in the monasteries in the UK for many years and then went to New Zealand followed by Australia. He returned to Amaravati in 2001 and for most of this century has lived there. In 2010, he was formally invited to Portugal to help establish a monastery of the Forest Tradition there named Sumedhārāma.
Ajahn Vajiro is known for his clear and practical teachings, emphasizing the importance of meditation and cultivating the right view as a path to liberation.
The retreat will be held in Noble Silence and participants will be keeping the Eight Precepts.
To book a place, or to make enquiries, please write to teachnat@gmail.com. We will send you a link to the registration form and more information by return.
Cost of Retreat
This retreat is offered on a donation (dana) basis. At the end of the retreat there will be an opportunity to give a donation towards the hiring the facilities and our other costs. The teachings are free. The donation can be made at the retreat, or on-line using this paypal link: DONATION.
We now request a €50 non returnable deposit to reserve you a place on a weekend retreat (we will send you the paypal link). We have instigated this in the hope it will decrease the number of cancellations we have been having to process. Any unused deposits will go towards to cost of the retreat.
Location
Kilcuan Retreat Center, Claringridge Co.Galway
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