Thai Forest · Monastery
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Redwood Valley, California, United States · Also called Abhayagiri Monastery
Abhayagiri is a training monastery in Ajahn Chah's Thai forest lineage, on land given by Master Hsüan Hua's City of Ten Thousand Buddhas; it received the land in 1995. It describes itself as a monastery rather than a retreat centre, and guests may stay by reservation to share the monastic routine. The current abbot is Ajahn Nyaniko.
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
- openstreetmap.org/node/5831263186
- abhayagiri.org/
- abhayagiri.org/about
- abhayagiri.org/about/origins-of-abhayagiri
- abhayagiri.org/visiting/overnight-stays
- abhayagiri.org/visiting/directions
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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