Community Resident

Dear friends, warm greetings and all good wishes for 2025 from Luang Por Viradhammo and the Tisarana Community.

As always, the residents here at the monastery have started our annual Winter Retreat which will end on Mar 31st, 2025. April will be our month of planning and New Visitor Orientations will commence in May. Those dates will be published in our calendar in April. We do not accept overnight visitors during the Winter months.

The Dhamma Hall is now ready, providing a lovely space for meditation, contemplation and silence. The resident community would like to welcome you to use the hall for your practice when you visit. Please park your vehicles in the parking lot and proceed directly to the Dhamma Hall.

The house can be accessed if you are bringing dāna, but if not, please restrict your visit to the Dhamma Hall itself. The hall will be accessible from 8 AM to 9 PM every day. No permission or prior intimation is required.

Though there’s a tea station available in the Dhamma Hall, we would request that food and drink not be brought into the Hall, but restricted to the hallway areas. All are encouraged to imbibe the silence and stillness of the Dhamma Hall by being mindful when entering, leaving and using the space.… Read the rest

It gives Luang Por Viradhammo and the Sangha at Tisarana great joy to announce the Upasampada (Bhikkhu Ordination) of Samanera Padipo on Sunday, Jul 7th, 2024.

Samanera Padipo has spent over two and a half years at Tisarana training as an Anagarika and a Samanera. He has requested for acceptance into the Bhikkhu Sangha. This is a significant commitment to the holy life.

Over his time here, Samanera Padipo has seamlessly integrated into our community as a valued and dear friend. We invite you to join us to witness this memorable occasion. The schedule of events is as follows:

10 AM – arrive with meal dāna for the potluck table

11 AM – Pindapat

approx. 1.30 PM – Ordination ceremony commences

approx. 3.30 PM – breakdown and clean-up (volunteers welcome)

Please note, you are welcome to join us just for the afternoon or for both morning as well as the afternoon events. No prior notification is needed, all are welcome.… Read the rest

Dear friends,

It gives Luang Por Viradhammo and the Sangha at Tisarana great joy to announce the Upasampada (Bhikkhu Ordination) of Samanera Padipo on Sunday, Jul 7th, 2024.

Samanera Padipo has spent over two and half years at Tisarana training as an Anagarika and as a Samanera and has requested to be accepted into the Bhikkhu Sangha. This is a significant commitment to the holy life.

Over his time here, Samanera Padipo has seamlessly integrated into our community as a valued and dear friend. We invite you to join us to witness this memorable occasion. The schedule of events is as follows:

10 AM – arrive with meal dāna for the potluck table

11 AM – Pindapat

approx. 1.30 PM – Ordination ceremony commences

approx. 3.30 PM – breakdown and clean-up (volunteers welcome)

Please note, you are welcome to join us just for the afternoon or for both morning as well as the afternoon events. No prior notification is needed, all are welcome:… Read the rest

The Sangha from Tisarana Buddhist Monastery will be going on Pindapatha scheduled for 18th May Saturday.  It will commence from Prasanna Ekanayake’s residence at 617 Remnor Avenue at 0800 and conclude at Rishanthi Pattiarachchi’s residence at 59 Maricona Way.  You can offer Dhana at either of these two residences. 

18th May Saturday @ 0800

Start: 617 Remnor Avenue

Finish: 59 Maricona Way

Thank you very much.