We are pleased to inform you that Luang Por Vajiro, Abbot of Sumedharama Monastery in Portugal,  will be facilitating a One-Day Meditation Retreat. 

Retreat details:

Date: 31 May 2025 (Saturday)

Check-in: 7.15 am 

Check-out: 5.00 pm

Venue: Uttama Bodhi Vihara  

Register at www.bubs.my/retreat-2025-lpvajiro 

Closing date is 28 May 2025 or upon reaching our optimum number of participants, whichever is earlier.

No fees charged. Donations are encouraged. 

For further information, please email retreat@bubs.my or contact Bro Victor at 017-439 9919

Biodata: 

Luang Por Vajiro was born in Malaysia in 1953. He met  Luang Por Chah and Luang Por Sumedho at the Hampstead Vihara in 1977.  In 1979 he went to Wat Pah Nanchat and received upasampadā  from Luang Por  Chah at Wat Pah Pong in 1980. Luang Por Vajiro returned to England in 1984 and assisted with the establishment of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. He lived in the monasteries in the UK for many years. 

In 1993, he moved to New Zealand to lead the Bodhinyanarama community in Wellington for five years. Following this, he entered a three-year retreat in Australia before returning to Amaravati in 2001. 

In 2012, he moved to Portugal, where he had been closely involved in the establishment of Sumedharama Buddhist Monastery near Lisbon, which is where he is now based and is the Abbot of the monastery.