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Featuring: The Buddha Opening the Worlds (Lokavivaraṇa Miracle mudrā) — A symbol of opening the path of light to life, liberation from blindness (Avijjā/Ignorance), and the attainment of spiritual wisdom. Following last month’s exhibition on the "cleanliness and purity" reflected in Luang Por Sothorn, Skiptvet Buddhist Monastery, in collaboration with Skiptvet Library, is delighted to take you further on this journey through the world of Buddhist art and symbolism. For the month of July, we...

Ajahn Chah was born in a village in Ubon Province, North-East Thailand. At the age of nine he went to live in the local monastery. He was ordained as a novice, and at the age of twenty took higher ordination. He studied basic Dhamma, the Discipline and other scriptures, and later became a wandering tudong bhikkhu. He travelled for a number of years in the style of an ascetic bhikkhu, sleeping in forests, caves and cremation grounds, and spent a short but enlightening period with Ajahn Mun...

We warmly invite everyone to Skiptvet Buddhist Monastery on Saturday, the 1st* of August, to celebrate Āsāḷha Pūjā, which marks the beginning of the rains-retreat (vassa). The rains-retreat is a three-month period during which Buddhist monks and nuns stay put in the monastery or area where they chose to spend the vassa. It is often a time of increased practice and learning, as monastic communities remain stable during that period. On this day, we will also chant the Buddha’s first sermon, the...