Rains Retreat 2024 | Personal Retreats available

Dear Friends,

Our Rains Retreat (also known as 90-day Retreat), is a monastic tradition where we practice dwelling peacefully for three consecutive months and remain within the boundaries of the monastery to deepen our studies and practice.

Traditionally this retreat originated from the rainy season during the Buddha\’s time. Dwelling in one place instead of traveling to teach helped minimize inadvertently stepping on many small living beings who tend to manifest during the rainy season. Upon completing the 90-day retreat, a precious time where monastics invest more time and energy in their monastic growth, each monastic gains another year of dharma age. This is how we count our age: on how many Rains Retreats one has completed after receiving full ordination. The last day of this retreat is a joyous Happy Continuation Day to all the monastics!

If you are interested in joining for a weekend, a week, two weeks or more, you are welcome to come practice alongside us.

Please save the dates!

(More information will be posted soon.)

September 15–December 15.

We hope to see you!