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僧眾委員會

成員

  • 帕奥禪師
  • 參諦瑪 禪師
  • 庫瑪拉比萬薩 禪師
  • 扎納卡比萬薩 禪師
  • 吉祥尊者
  • 尋法比丘
  • 佛護尊者

帕奥禪師

尊敬的缅甸至上大禪師-帕奥禪師，法名為烏·阿欽納。缅甸人為了表示尊重，不直接稱呼其法名， 而稱他為帕奥禪師（Pa-Auk Sayadaw）。缅语sayadaw，意思為「尊貴的老師」，是缅甸人對大長老和德學兼優的比庫之尊称。禪師善巧與耐心地教授禪修，慈悲又不失嚴謹。有時禪師甚至带病教禪、做佛法開示和寫作，在年屆七十的古稀之齡仍然奔波海内外，弘揚佛法，主持密集禪修營，這種為法忘軀的精神確實讓人肅然起敬。 這幾年以來，由于世界各地無數的人們非常渴望學習佛陀的正法，帕奥禪師馬不停蹄的奔波在美國、東南亞、中國大陸和台灣教禪灣法。但基于年事已高，帕奥禪師多會來缅甸過雨安居兼主持的高級密集禪修營。這些禪修營任重道遠，因為帕奥禪師將親自栽培出高素質的 業處指導老師，以應付世界各地的禪修 業處指導老師嚴重短缺的問題。帕奥禪師的著作有、五大本《趨向涅槃之道》缅文版、《証悟涅槃的唯一之道》中英文版、《TheWorkings Of Kamma》英文版。 為了饒益眾生，為了世間與出世間的長遠利益和幸福，願帕奥禪師健康長壽，讓世間更多的人能從禪師的教法中獲益。

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里程碑

 2016 年 7 月, 購得道場土地.

• 2017 年 1 月, 非營利性組織 ADS 美洲法學會在美國註冊成立. 

• 2017 年 2 月, 帕奧禪師命名 ADS 美洲法學會道場為帕奧襌林喬州分院.

• 2017 年 2 月, ADS 僧眾委員會成立, 僧眾委員會會員有：Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw 帕奥禪師、 Sayadaw U Candima 參諦瑪禪師、Sayadaw U Kumarabhivamsa 庫瑪拉比萬薩禪師、 Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa 扎納卡比萬薩禪師、Bhikkhu U Mangala 吉祥尊者、Bhikkhu U Dhammagavesaka 尋法比丘和 Bhikkhu U Buddharakkhita 佛護尊者. 

• 2017 年 4 月, 帕奧禪師親自口授道場使命. 

• 2017 年 5 月, ADS 居士委員會成立。由美國 6 位居士發心組成並在僧眾委員會的指導下護持道場. 

• 2017 年 5 月底佛護尊者指導入出息念襌三。為美國喬州帕奧禪林舉辦的第一次禪修營, 共有 17 位禪修者參加. 

• 2017 年 雨安居 7 月 8 號到 10 月 5 號. 有四位來自兜率天修行林的尼師來此精進禪修, 其中一位指導禪修小參。

• 2017 年 11月ADS獲批准 501(c3) 非盈利機構。

• 2018 年一月，吉祥尊者来美弘法，2018/02/05-2018/02/23 在帕奧禪林喬州分院道场舉辦禪修營和弘法活動。2018/02/24-2018/02/26 將在亞特蘭大市舉辦禪修營。

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Direction

Address

America Dhamma Society, 1975 Old Flat Branch Rd. Ellijay GA 30540

Directions to the ADS Cabin

  • The GPS could guide you to the entrance. The mail box #1975 and Ellijay Mushrooms Sign is on the road side.
  • Turn into a gravel road, pass the gate, go straight
  • Turn left on the first fork (You will see a white ADS sign)
  • Keep driving, after you pass two trailers on the right, in about 100 feet, turn right.
  • There is a slight bent in the road, but the ADS cabin is right after the bent.
Turn left on the first fork (You will see a white ADS sign)
Keep driving, after you pass two trailers on the right, in about 100 feet, turn right.
After you pass two trailers on the right, in about 100 feet, turn right. There is a slight bent in the road, but the ADS cabin is right after the bent.

From Atlanta via I-75 N:

  • Exit toward Canton / I-575 at Exit 268 30 mile
  • Road name changed to GA-5 / GA-515, Keep going north 25 mile
  • When you arrived the city of Ellijay drive on left lane
  • At 4th traffic light turn left onto 1st Ave (Hardee’s on left)
  • Go straight and cross bridge (Very short distance) 428 ft
  • At traffic light turn left onto River St 0.9 mile
  • At downtown traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Dalton St. 0.4 mile
  • Turn right onto Boardtown Rd 2.4 mile
  • Turn left onto Old Flat Branch Rd (T-shaped intersection, hard to see) 1.9 mile

From North Carolina, South Carolina, North Georgia Via GA-76 South:

When you arrived the city of Ellijay drive on right lane

  • At 1st traffic light turn right onto 1st Ave (Hardee’s on left)
  • Go straight and cross bridge (Very short distance) 428 ft
  • At traffic light turn left onto River St 0.9 mile
  • At downtown traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Dalton St. 0.4 mile
  • Turn right onto Boardtown Rd 2.4 mile
  • Turn left onto Old Flat Branch Rd (T-shaped intersection, hard to see) 1.9 mile

America Dhamma Society will be on the left with mail box #1975 (No building of any kind near by)

From Chattanooga Via I-75 S:

You can take exit 336, 320 or 312 etc. to get to I-575 / GA-5 / GA-515, but there are many turns in between. Or you can take exit 271 at Chastain Rd to get onto I-575.

Once you get on I-575 / GA-5 / GA-515 North, follow instruction below:

  • When you arrived the city of Ellijay drive on left lane
  • At 4th traffic light turn left onto 1st Ave (Hardee’s on left)
  • Go straight and cross bridge (Very short distance) 428 ft
  • At traffic light turn left onto River St 0.9 mile
  • At downtown traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Dalton St. 0.4 mile
  • Turn right onto Boardtown Rd 2.4 mile
  • Turn left onto Old Flat Branch Rd (T-shaped intersection, hard to see) 1.9 mile

America Dhamma Society will be on the left with mail box #1975 (No building of any kind near by)

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Origination

Pa Auk Tawya Vipassanadhura Hermitage, Georgia was established in February 2017, and is operated by the America Dhamma Society (ADS). ADS is a 501(c) nonprofit organization. It is the very first Pa Auk Monastery in the U.S. led by​​ the Sangha Committee members. It covers an area of 100 acres for religious purposes and another 48 acres will be used for ADS future charitable activities. The hermitage is about 2 hours away from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

On April 1, 2016, Ven. U Mangala and Ven. U Buddharakkhita came to Atlanta, Georgia to conduct a four-day meditation retreat​. The meditation retreat​​ provided the fellow meditators a path with a clear navigation to ​​ self-realization and liberation. The power of Dhamma is unbelievable, and that power inspired the Dhamma friends to consider establishing a permanent monastery in the US.

One of the Dhamma friends, Megan Cai realized the impermanence in our lives and wanted to find a place where she could devote her retirement life to the practice of meditation. When Ven. U Mangala knew about this, he said “A Buddhist practitioner needs to have a big heart, in order to benefit all sentient beings.” Megan was very touched by the teaching, and made a wish to establish a monastery for the sangha and fellow mediators in US. Megan immediately acted on her wish; she and her sister, Amanda Liu, found and contracted to purchase a piece of land totaling 178.08 acres at 1975 Old Flat Branch Road in Ellijay, GA on May 31, 2016, with the purchase being finalized on July 29 of the same year. In August, a road was built so cars could get to the monastery.

In September, Megan Cai joined the meditation activities in Ven.U Mangala’s Tusita Hermitage in Malaysia (Pa Auk Monastery’s Malaysia branch). From there, in October, she went to Myanmar to visit Ven. Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw and offered the monastery to Ven. Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw. Finally, in November, Megan and several other Dhamma friends gathered in the Tusita Hermitage in Malaysia to attend the Dhamma Leadership camp where the Dhamma friends and Sangha members reached a consensus to establish a monastery in the US. On January 17, 2017, America Dhamma Society, a non-profit organization was legally registered in the US due to the great effort of Megan Cai and the Dhamma friends.

We wish the Dhamma to be like the Ganges River: nourishing every Dhamma friend’s mind; and where every sentient being receives true benefits from the practicing of Dhamma.

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Mission

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To propagate Samatha Vipassana Meditation for the realization of Four Noble Truths:

  • The Noble Truth of Suffering;
  • The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering;
  • The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering;
  • The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering.

-The Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw

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Milestones

  • July 2016 Purchase of the land for the monastery.
  • January 2017 Non-profit organization America Dhamma Society (ADS) established in the US.
  • February 2017 Ven. Sayadaw Pa Auk named ADS as Pa Auk Tawya Vipassanadhura Hermitage, Georgia.
  • February 2017, ADS Sangha Committee was established. Sangha Committee Members: Sayadaw Pa Auk, Sayadaw U Candima, Sayadaw U Kumarabhivamsa, Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa, Bhikkhu U Mangala, Bhikkhu U Dhammagavesaka, Bhikkhu U Buddharakkhita.
  • April 2017, Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw verbally granted the monastery’s mission.
  • May 2017, ADS Lay Committee was established, which consists of 6 Dhamma friends under the leadership of the Sangha Committee to maintain and operate the monastery.
  • May27-30 2017, Ven. U Buddharakkhita led a three-day Anapanasati meditation retreat , which is the first meditation retreat for the Pa Auk Tawya Vipassanadhura Hermitage, Georgia. 17 meditators participated in the meditation retreat.
  • Vassa 2017, Sayalay Nannadassi, Sayalay Anatta, Sayalay Gharani & Sayalay Sukha came for retreats. Sayalay Nannadass conducted meditation interviews & dhamma sharings.
  • November 2017, ADS was approved by IRS as 501(c3) non-profit organization.
  • February 2018, Venerable Bhante U Mangala led meditation retreats & gave Dhamma teachings, 2018/02/05-23 PATVH, Georgia site & 2018/02/24-26 Atlanta city, respectively.
  • May 25-29, 2018, Venerable U Mangala led 1 st English lecture series at PATVH, Georgia.
  • June 8-17, 2018, Sima Setting. Invited 15 Bhikkhus from Pa Auk Monastery, Myanmar and Pa Auk family in Malaysia & Thailand to PATVH Georgia for Sīmā Setting.
  • June 18-25, 2018, Invited 15 Bhikkhus from Pa Auk Monastery, Myanmar and Pa Auk family in Malaysia & Thailand after Sīmā Setting, gave dhamma talks, Q/A sessions and conducted interviews for yogis at Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
  • Vassa 2018, Sayadaw U Kancana, Bhante KumaraKassapa & Sayalay Karuna spent vassa at PATVH, Georgia. Our resident teacher Sayadaw U Kancana led meditation & shared dhamma with yogis, devotees during vassa.
  • June 12-20, 2019, Sayadaw U Aggana led Meditation Retreat & gave dhamma teachings.
  • June 27-30, 2019, Sayadaw U Kovida led Meditation Retreat & gave dhamma teachings.
  • Vassa 2019, Sayalay Sudassi & Sayalay Anatta came for retreats. Sayalay Sudassi conducted meditation interviews & dhamma sharings