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March 2026 Newsletter
Spring greetings from the Parayana Vihara community as we emerge from Winter Retreat and share exciting news and info about upcoming programs….
February 2026 Newsletter
The Pārāyana Vihāra monastic community have settled into their winter meditation retreat, so this month’s newsletter is coming from us, the members of the Pārāyana Vihara Board….
Winter Retreat Opportunities
As we enter our winter retreat, Jan 15 – March 18, there are a few things we would like to let you know.
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2026 New Year’s Newsletter
Happy New Year dear friends! The New Year offers an opportunity to put energy into what is meaningful and fulfilling, planting the seeds of our good aspirations for the time ahead….
2026 New Year Retreat
Parayana Vihara carried on the tradition of the Saranaloka New Year Retreat in Applegate, CA under the theme “An Invitation to Simplicity and Letting Go.”…
A Bountiful Almsgiving Ceremony
On Dec. 7, a beautiful gathering took place at the Port Townsend Community Center to support Parayana Vihara and the growing bhikkhuni sangha in the Pacific Northwest….
November 2025 Newsletter
Read the November newsletter about the first bhikkhuni ordination of Ven. Silananda, Ven. Anandabodhi presiding as a preceptor for the first time, the prospering of Parayana Vihara…
First Patimokkha Recitation at Parayana Vihara
For the first time, four bhikkhunis gathered at Parayana Vihara to perform the uposatha ceremony and recite the monastic precepts….
