Thai Forest · Monastery
Bodhinyana Monastery
Serpentine, Western Australia, Australia · Also called Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery
Bodhinyana is the monks' forest monastery of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, in Ajahn Chah's lineage. It was begun in 1983, is named after Ajahn Chah (Bodhinyana) and has about twenty monks living in huts on 242 acres south-east of Perth. Ajahn Brahm has been abbot since 1995.
How to apply
Write to the monastery's guest monk well in advance (Wat Pah Nanachat asks for at least two weeks) and expect to follow its full routine on eight precepts. Wat Pah Nanachat also expects earlier retreat experience.
What is taught here
The forest lineage of Ajahn Mun and Ajahn Chah: breath meditation with Buddho, walking paths, and guest stays at monasteries in Thailand and the West. Read about Thai Forest.
Sources
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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