Thubten Chodron: Author, Teacher, and Abbess
Friends of Clear Mountain | Helping You Support the Sangha
Cascade Hermitage | A Retreat for Buddhist Monastics & Laity in the Pacific Northwest
An Aspiring Buddhist Forest Monastery in the Greater Seattle Area
T he aim of Clear Mountain Monastery is the founding of a Buddhist community. In TheravÄda Buddhism and within the Early Buddhist Texts, the forest tradition represents a return to the simple way of life taught by the Buddha. Monastics aspire to live as the early disciples did: dwelling in the forest, studying the teachings, and devoting themselves to meditation. Monks, nuns, and laity exist in a relationship of mutual generosity, in which they support one another on the Buddha’s path towards complete liber
Clear Mountain’s first monastic, Ajahn Nisabho, currently lives on the quiet periphery of Seattle, going for alms most mornings at the Pike Place Market. On Saturday mornings, those interested gather at Amistad School’s Skinner Auditorim by St. Mark’s Cathedral for meditation and a teaching. Another member of the Clear Mountain community, Ajahn Kovilo, contributes remotely for the time being and stays in the Seattle area during the winter and summer. As faithful come together, a new community based on the m
Thubten Chodron: Author, Teacher, and Abbess
Friends of Clear Mountain | Helping You Support the Sangha
Cascade Hermitage | A Retreat for Buddhist Monastics & Laity in the Pacific Northwest