Today, our president has signed the contract to purchase the land in Engreux for the new monastery! We can now start to look at plans for the new buildings together with the architect and ask for quotes from building firms….
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Dear Dhamma Friends, So now I have ordained as a Bhikkhunī. I can hardly believe it right now. I thank it all to the many Bhikkhunīs, Bhikkhus and lay friends, who have supported me all these years and especially to my…
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Dear Friends, We would like to share our short documentary about the hot topics of Buddhism – Gender Equality, Social Engagement, Finding Peace in a materialistic world and more. All these topics are mentioned through the inspiring story of Ayya…
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Some pictures from the Ayya Khema centre in Sri Lanka where I stayed for a month: And a talk by Ayya Kusuma, the first Theravada Bhikkhuni of Sri Lanka since over 1000 years: On my return journey from Sri Lanka,…
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The “Samadhi-Retreat” with Ayya Mudita was held in the peaceful and beautiful surroundings of Heyd, in the Belgian Ardennes from 17 to 24 June 2016. Download the Audio-files (German) See the Pictures

You can find some of the talks by Sr. Mudita (in German) now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIw8hm7vcwUb9VFPgaS8yZA

Ayya Vimala was in Hamburg for the celebration of Vesakh last weekend to support the Buddhistische Gesellschaft Hamburg. Some impressions on television: http://www.hamburg1.de/nachrichten/28509/Buddhisten_feiern.html

SuttaCentral has just deployed a map of India as it is known in the Early Buddhist Texts. The map depicts the towns, cities, countries, and other places of interest in the Buddha’s life. But by plotting these on an interactive…
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In the last months, I have been the guest of the BGH in Hamburg and wish to express my sincere gratitude for the warm welcome and great support I have received here. It has been a privilege to be able…
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Bhante Sujato has kindly agreed to be our Spiritual Advisor with regards to the project to start a monastery in Belgium. He was the Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia for 10…
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