* Photo taken at Passaddhi Vihara rented Duplex apartment in Olympia.
Vassa 2024
Invitation to Bhikkhunis to Enter Vassa at Passaddhi Vihara
The beginning of Vassa Invitation occured on Sunday, July 21st at Passaddhi Vihara.
The post-Vassa robe offering ceremony will be Sunday, November 17th at Passaddhi Vihara.
Welcome to join for the offering. To support with others who are organizing it, write to info@passaddhivihara.org to get connected.
Vassa: What is it generally, and at Passaddhi Vihara in 2024
The Buddha told the monastic Saṅgha to stay in one place during the three months considered the rainy season (Vassa) in India. This year it is July 21st – October 17th. Traditionally many monastics have dedicated those months to deepening in meditation and study.
In the early Saṅgha, often a single supporter, group, or the supporters in a village would invite monastics to take residence near them and pledge to provide needed requisites during the Vassa.
This Vassa, the Passaddhi Vihara bhikkhunīs are not supported by a single supporter or group. There are many people providing a variety of support, such as funds for the rent, meals, help with errands, and useful things for the monastery. A few lay people will ceremonially offer invitation to reside in Olympia for the Vassa. They hope many of you reading this webpage will join them in support throughout the course of the Vassa.
Ayyā Suvijjānā and Ayya Niyyānika, the resident monastics of Passaddhi Vihara intend to each have three weeks of secluded retreat during the Vassa and also to deepen in practice through study and teaching.
For the Tuesday morning Sutta Study, 1st and 3rd Thursday Dhamma Meditation, and 1st Wednesday at the Thai Temple programs see the teaching schedule here.
Invitation to Join Forest Meditation Days
- Wednesday, July 24th, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm at Evergreen State College Forest Trails
- Saturday, September 7th at Morse Wildlife Preserve while Ayya Adhimutti Bhikkhuni from New Zealand is visiting
Join the Bhikkhunis from 10am-2pm at the Morse Wildlife Reserve (South of Tacoma).
email info@passaddhivihara.org to RSVP.
On October 5th the goal was reached. Anumodana!
Vassa Support of Four Requisites
Lodging
The Buddha asks the monastics to have a stable place for the three months of Vassa.
Rent and utilities at the Passaddhi Vihara rental are ~$62 a day.
We started Vassa with funds to cover rent and utilities for about half the Vassa.
Additional support is needed.
Meal Offerings
Each day the monastics are offered food in person at the vihara, by phone offering of the foods pre-offered by grocery, by delivery service or by alms round.
On Tuesdays one or both of the bhikkhunis will continue to go on alms round.
Other days are open on the meal dana calendar for offering support.
When one of the bhikkhunīs is in secluded retreat the other one will receive the offering for both bhikkhunis.
Robe Offering
Andrew and Muditā Paterson are leading the cloth offering ceremony on Sunday, November 17th. You are welcome to join with them in this offering.
Additional useful items such as a (sewing machine is already offered), sewing supplies, iron, etc… will be announced so others may share in the merits of supporting Passaddhi Vihara.
Medicine and Other Useful Things
The Useful Things page will be up-dated as needs arise.
Kat Wood is leading up the new weekly email announcements of Dhamma Programs and Volunteer Opportunities.