Meditation Retreat, Resources
John Lee
One Day Meditation Retreat with Ven Ajahn ...

One Day Meditation Retreat with Ven Ajahn Thanissaro at Uttama Bodhi Vihara (UBV) on 13 December 2023, Wednesday

BUBS Activities, Event Report
John Lee
Kathina Trip organised by BUBS Fellowship

BUBS would like to thank all participants of the 2022 Fellowship cum Kathina Trip to Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Taiping - BUBS very first trip since the pandemic. It was a memorable spiritual and educational bonding session for everyone.

Event Report, BUBS Activities
John Lee
BUBS Kathina Donation Disbursement

We are pleased to inform you that through your generosity, we have collected RM 29413.00 in our recent call for Kathina 2021 Donation.

BUBS will top up the donation to RM30,000.00 from our Sangha Dayaka Fund.

With this we are pleased to share that we will be disbursing RM10,000.00 to each of the 3 monasteries/temples listed below:

  1. Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Taiping Perak

  2. Sri Jayanti Buddhist Temple, Sentul KL

  3. Santi Forest Monastery, Ulu Tiram Johor

Anumodana to all our donors for your generous donation to support the Buddha Sasana. We could not have done it without your support.

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu.

May the goodness arising from your kindness and generosity be the cause for the arising of favourable conditions that will support your practice.

BUBS Activities, Event Report
John Lee
Save-a-life at TTDI Lembah Kiara Park on ...

The event started with chanting followed by liberation of the live fish into the creek. Dedication and sharing of merits was done with all who participated for the benefit for all beings. Followed by a breakfast picnic.

Dhamma School
John Lee
Students Safety

For the continuous peace, safety and security of our students, we seek your cooperation to observe the following.

a.    Running is strictly not allowed within the premise.

b.    Parents are NOT allowed on the Mezzanine and 1st floor from 8.50 am to 10.30 am during Dhamma School session.

c.    Parents who need to be around on these floors must seek permission from the class teacher or the Principal.

d.    Please note that the official Dhamma School operation hours is from 8.45 am to 10.30 am for Pre-School to DS7 and from 8.45 am to 10.45 am for Teen Quest.

e.     Parents are to meet their child/children on the Lower Ground (LG) Floor upon Dhamma School Session ends and not later than 11.15 am.

f.     For your information, the Library on LG Floor is open until 12 noon and students are encouraged to stay in the Library while waiting for their parents.

g.    For students who are attending SIG classes, please meet them on the Ground Floor lobby, outside Buddhacetiya Hall by 12.15 pm

h.    Students are adviced not to wait outside the premise and compound.

i.      Please inform your child/children NOT to walk out of UBV premise without your prior permission.

j.      Should you or your child require assistance, please contact the respective class teacher or call Sis Poh Liew at 016-201 9268 or the Librarian in the Library.

Ajahn Jayanto

Ven. Ajahn Jayanto

Introduction

Ajahn Jayanto is a senior American monastic in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. With decades of training across Europe, Asia, and North America, he has played a central role in bringing the Thai Forest Tradition back to his roots in New England. He is known for his calm, thoughtful presence and his dedication to establishing monastic communities that serve as spiritual sanctuaries for the modern world.

Early Spiritual Search

Born in Boston in 1967, Ajahn Jayanto grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. His path to the Dhamma began during his time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where a period of international travel sparked a deep interest in the spiritual life.

Upon returning to the U.S., he began attending meditation classes at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, which eventually led him to the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. It was there that he felt the call to the monastic life, making plans to join the community of Luang Por Sumedho in England.

Monastic Training in Europe and Thailand

In 1989, Ajahn Jayanto traveled to the UK to begin his life as a postulant at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. He took full Bhikkhu (monk) ordination in 1991 at Cittaviveka (Chithurst Buddhist Monastery), with Ajahn Sumedho as his preceptor.

For the next several years, he trained rigorously in the UK at both Chithurst and Aruna Ratanagiri (Harnham Buddhist Monastery). Seeking to deepen his practice in the source of his tradition, he embarked on a formative period of practice in Thailand and other Asian Buddhist countries from 1997 to 2006. This decade of "forest training" allowed him to immerse himself in the lifestyle and meditation techniques of the Thai masters.

Establishing Temple Forest Monastery (Jetavana)

After returning to the UK in 2006 and serving the community at Amaravati for several years, Ajahn Jayanto felt the call to help establish a monastic presence in his home region of New England.

Since 2009, he has been a leading figure in the efforts to found a branch monastery in the United States. This culminated in the establishment of Temple Forest Monastery (Jetavana) in Temple, New Hampshire, in 2014. As the Abbot, he has overseen the transformation of a historic property into a thriving forest monastery, providing a space for both monastic training and lay practice in the northeastern United States.

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