Mahapajapati Monastery

Mahapajapati Monastery is a meditation monastery for women dedicated to living the Buddha's teachings. We are a monastic and contemplative community in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. The monastery's primary purpose is to give women the opportunity to ordain as bhikkhunis and to practice in line with the Dhamma and Vinaya (the rules of monastic discipline) taught by the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. We believe that by training and practicing in this way, we can be of the greatest benefit to ourselves and to society as a whole. Currently there are two bhikkhunis, one thilashin, an anagarika, and a laywoman in residence.

Both men and women are welcomed as guests at the monastery for events and day visits, and women may come for overnight stays to study and practice with the resident community.