Hartridge Buddhist Monastery U.K.

Hartridge Buddhist Monastery
Regular and Upcoming Events

11/4/2017
Kathina Season Pa Pah - Sunday 8th October
This year's event will be held as usual in Offwell Village Hall. Pindapat will be at 10.45am followed by the meal and the pa pah offering will begin in the early afternoon.

Meditation Workshops are usually held on the last Saturday of the month and are open for both new and experienced meditators. These run from 1:30 - 4:30pm, or participants may arrive earlier to join in with the meal offering at 11.30am. No need to book, just turn up.

Forthcoming dates:-

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  • September 30th
  • October 28th
  • November 25th
  • December 30th

Sunday evening puja - meditation and chanting - is followed by a Dhamma talk. Every Sunday beginning at 7pm and open to all. Please note there will be no talk on Sunday 21st May.
+44 (01404) 891251

Hartridge Buddhist Monastery
Upottery, Honiton
Devon, EX14 9QE, U.K.
Tel: +44 (01404) 891251
email: hartridge.monastery@gmail.com

 

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Update September 2016

Phase One of the Dhamma Hall project is nearing completion, and we already have part occupancy of the new guest accommodation. Autumn and winter last year saw good progress on the building with our excellent construction team from Natural Design and Build. It was a sad day in February when they handed the building over to us, having completed their part of the work - creating the watertight shell and undertaking parts of the interior work. We had had six months when, by and large (!), it had been a pleasure to have builders on site day in and day out.

We are grateful too for the enormous amount of practical help from skilled friends and supporters of the monastery, and the odd monastic who is quite handy with a hammer, which has enabled us slowly but surely to progress the work. Thanks to all of those who have been able to help with carpentry, plumbing, decorating, paving, tiling and much more.

As we enter autumn we still have wood floors to put down, a bathroom and laundry room to fit out, and many little touches here and there, but there is heat, electricity and the building is already usable. Over the late summer we have also done some initial work on the shrine room (Phase Two), completing the foundations and below-ground work, and putting in the concrete floor beams. However for now we are out of funds to continue with the main part of the work on the Shrine room, and we intend to take a break from all the construction work for a year or so to replenish the piggy bank, have a rest, and enjoy what has been done so far.