Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon, New South Wales | Buddhist temple

Santi Forest Monastery

Locality: Bundanoon, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4883 6331

Address: 100 Coalmines Road 2578 Bundanoon, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.santifm.org

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25.01.2022 With a thriving community and increasing Sangha members, the capacity of the Santi infrastructure is being stretched. As a result, new building projects are being considered which we will provide further information on in due course; but we need your help now, with funds to finish existing repairs and additions as detailed on our website: http://santifm.org/santi/donations/building-a-vision/

25.01.2022 Santi Forest Monastery Newsletter

23.01.2022 On Friday, 23rd January, Ven. Nirodha Bhikkhuni gave a Dhamma Talk at the Well-Awareness Centre in North Sydney (http://www.wellawareness.com.au/). The talk can be downloaded on our website santifm.org

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19.01.2022 Santi Forest Monastery is happy to announce the upcoming Bhikkhuni Ordination (Upasampad) of Samaneri Jenti and Samaneri Sukhi on 21st June 2015 in Indonesia. Bhikkhuni Santini will act as the Pavatini (preceptor) together with the Bhikkhuni and Bhikkhu Sangha. (For your information, a Bhikkhuni Ordination requires the presence of at least 5 Bhikkhus and 5 Bhikkhunis). Venerable Santini also came to Dhammasara Monastery for the Bhikkhuni ordinations there. Bhikkhuni Nirodha ...and Bhikkhuni Adhimutta are invited to attend and be part of the ceremony. Bhikkhuni Hasapanna from Dhammasara Monastery will also be present. Santi Forest Monastery hopes that the next Bhikkhuni Ordination will take place in the Big Cave. This great event will be followed by the Sakyadhitta 14th International Conference on Buddhist women in Indonesia, with Ajahn Brahm and others attending. It is envisioned that we (then 4 Bhikkhunis) will attend the conference as a sign of growth of the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha and also of Santi Forest Monastery. We are making this information available for anyone who is interested in contributing. The flight costs are around 900 AUD and the participation to the conference is 140 AUD (some contributions have already been received). In case there are any surplus donations received will be used for future travel expenses for the nuns.

19.01.2022 We are excited to announce that the 14th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women will be held during the summer of 2015 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Go to http://www.sakyadhita.org/ for more information.

18.01.2022 Ayya Vimalanyani spent a day helping out at the stall of the Buddhist student group Unibodhi at Sydney university's open day.

15.01.2022 Santi Forest Monastery is happy to announce that the Samaneri Ordination (Pabbajja) of Sayalay Vimalanyani will take place on Tuesday 17th February 2015 at 14.00 in the Big Cave.... Ajahn Sujato will perform the ordination. All are welcome!

13.01.2022 On the 11th and 12th February 2015, Venerables Sukhi, Vajira and Vimalanyani took an inhouse chainsaw course at Santi. Alan Thompson was the very patient and competent trainer.

13.01.2022 The Santi Forest Monastery Community is delighted that Bhante Sujato is staying at the monastery for a few weeks and we anticipate some teachings and guidance. Bhante Sujato has established Santi Forest Monastery in 2003 and it is successfully growing from strength to strength (next year we will have a total of 16 long-term residents Sangha and 3 lay-guests) and we are at maximum capacity. Therefore, much needed building works (incl. an additional sewage system) depend on your generosity. In the next few weeks we will post a detailed update of our vision for the future.

13.01.2022 The Samaneri Ordination (Pabbajja) of Sayalay Vimalanyani took place on Tuesday 17th February 2015 in the Big Cave. Ajahn Sujato performed the ordination.

09.01.2022 Two Santi nuns will give a Dhamma Talk and Guided Meditation in Sydney,on Friday 20th of February 2015. Ven. Vajira Sameneri will speak accompanied by Ven. Nirodha Bhikkhuni, at the Well-Awareness Centre in North Sydney (14 Ridge Street) at 7.30pm. The doors will be open from 7.00pm. All are welcome. Free event. This will be part of an on-going series of regular, monthly talks, by Santi nuns, following the successful inaugural talk by Ven. Nirodha on 23 January.

07.01.2022 Santi Forest Monastery is happy to announce that the Samaneri Ordination (Pabbajja) of Sayalay Vimalanyani will take place on Tuesday 17th February 2015 at 14.00 in the Big Cave.... Ajahn Sujato will perform the ordination. All are welcome!

06.01.2022 Going for alm-rounds (pindpat) is an ancient, traditional practice for Buddhist monastics. Nowadays supporters from near and far do come to the monastery to offer or prepare our meal for the day. This is followed by our blessing chant and meeting with laity and discussions after the meal if required. However from time to time we like to practice this traditional way. This picture shows Santi monastics and the founding (former) Abbot of Santi, Ajahn Sujato on the way to Bundan...oon village. Bhante Sujato made time to visit us during his regular Dhamma teaching program in Sydney. Please see Bhante Sujato's blog http://sujato.wordpress.com/calendar-of-events for details of his Sydney teaching, or contact [email protected] This Sunday 11th of January, a group of nuns will be traveling to Sydney to attend Bhante's course Karma and Rebirth in Early Buddhism.