Life at Sravasti Abbey

Why and how Sravasti Abbey was founded to support the flourishing of the Three Jewels in the west.

About Sravasti Abbey

In 2003, Venerable Thubten Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey, a pioneering training monastery for westerners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition located in Newport, Washington, USA. Learn more about Sravasti Abbey here.

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Group photo of participants from the Living Vinaya in the West program.
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Living Vinaya in the United States

A paper on the bhikshuni sangha in the west written by a nun who participated…

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The past and future of the bhikshuni sangha in the West

The role of the sangha in preserving and spreading the Dharma. The relationship of the…

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Purpose of a monastery

A discussion on ways in which the structure of monastery life serves to transform our…

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A large group of monastics posing for a photo.
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Benefiting the world through the Dharma

A talk with Tibetan nuns about Sravasti Abbey and how monastic life is being involved…

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Venerable Chodron sitting in a chair, holding a book and teaching.
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Buddhist monastics in the Inland Northwest

How Sravasti Abbey found a home in rural Washington and the purpose of a Buddhist…

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Ven. Chodron leading a group of monastics in a chant.
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The future is up to us

A participant in Sravasti Abbey's recent "Living Vinaya in the West" course considers how the…

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Transmitting the lamp of the Dharma

Encouraging all Buddhists to work together to transmit the lamp of the Dharma from one…

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Photo © Luminary International Buddhist Society Gen Heywood.
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The mutual relationship of monastics and lay practit...

Through mutual support the monastic and lay community grow in the Dharma. For the Dharma…

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Venerable Damcho smiling and holding one of the texts.
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No small thing: Encouragement from China

The Abbey celebrates the arrival of 32 volumes of the annotated edition of the Nanshan…

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Abbey monastics with H.E. Dagmo-la in the meditaiton hall.
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A Tibetan Buddhist nun blazes a trail for other wome...

Tracy Simmons interviews Venerable Thubten Chodron about the founding of the Abbey.

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Venerable Jampa walking outside and smiling.
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Rejoicing in living at Sravasti Abbey

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares how living at the Abbey and practicing with the community has…

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