Dhammapala is a small monastic community and a place of spiritual training within the tradition of early Buddhism (Theravada). Our monastery offers the opportunity for meditative practice and its resident community is part of an extended family of several monasteries worldwide who follow the example of the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. As a Buddhist monastery Dhammapala is primarily a dwelling place for monks (Bhikkhus), male novices (Samaneras) and postulants (Anagarikas) …Read more
For the greater part of the year guests and visitors are welcome to the monastery, except from early January until the end of March, when the monastic community is conducting its winter retreat period. During that time the monastery is closed for overnight guests. Day guests are always welcome. We ask guests who would like to share in the daily meal to contact us beforehand.Read more
Here you find a small selection of audio talks as well as useful websites with countless text and audio files from speakers of the Thai Forest Tradition.Read more
The daily maintenance of Dhammapala monastery relies on the principle of ‘dana’ – a Pali word meaning ‘gift’ – or more precisely, a freewill offering. It refers to an ancient tradition within Buddhism, whereby non-monastics look after the material needs of the monks and nuns, who follow their monastic rule and therefore have no income, do not use money etc.Read more
