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Developing the Monastery Facilities

Aloka Vihara gets a facelift

From Aspiration to Reality

Since purchasing our 17-acre property and house in January 2015, we have been busy making improvements to create a monastery from what was originally a single-family home. We’re off to a good start . . . and we’re also learning how much more work lies ahead! It is exciting to be making our vision real: to create a forest monastery where women live together and train as bhikkhunis in the Theravada tradition.

What We’ve Accomplished So Far

Through the generosity and hard work of many, we’ve already completed various improvements to our 30-year-old house.

Highlights include:

New construction at Aloka Vihara
Construction at Aloka Vihara takes the building up to code
Construction at Aloka Vihara takes the building up to code

2017 Projects Currently Underway

Our focus now is on renovating the nuns’ living quarters to allow the resident community to grow and flourish.

Current projects include:

  • Converting the master bedroom & sun-room into four private bedrooms to accommodate growing number of nuns
  • Installing low flush toilet & two sinks in existing nuns’ bathroom
  • Converting a storage closet to half-bath for women guests & residents
  • Bringing existing house up to code.

Projected budget: $ 75,000

The current layout of the 2nd floor provides 3 bedrooms, while bedroom 4 is a thoroughfare.

The new layout will provide 6 bedrooms and an extra half-bath for guests.

How to Help

It’s only with the support of many – through financial donations, volunteer service, and good wishes–that we are creating this new monastery together. If you’d like to help support our current (and future) development projects, please visit our Donate page to make a contribution or for more information. And if you’d like to inquire about making a major gift, please contact Saranaloka Foundation.

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