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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 now have six rooms for nuns and novices, along with three outdoor dwellings. 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.

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

2018 Projects

  • Upgrade steward’s room – completed
  • Remove exterior concrete slab in back of the house – completed
  • Move trailer to a more suitable location on the land – completed
  • Install vents in roof of house to aid cooling in the summer – completed
  • Install vents & attic fan in guest building to aid cooling – completed
  • Landscape back of the house – completed
  • Research converting the house to solar – completed
  • Build woodshed – completed
  • Build carport over trailer for weather protection – completed

2019 Projects

  • Replace hot water heater
  • Create outdoor meditation platform
  • Install solar panel for yurts
  • more to come soon

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 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.

If you would like to offer your time and/or skills, please write us.

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