... Chithurst Forest Monastery or Wat Pah Cittaviveka, where the Thai forest Theravada tradition began to be settled in the West and the Western Sangha began to grow on the Western soil.... About the Author Romantic vacation packages ...
... Chithurst Forest Monastery or Wat Pah Cittaviveka, where the Thai forest Theravada tradition began to be settled in the West and the Western Sangha began to grow on the Western soil.... About the Author Romantic vacation packages ...
Fortuitously, Chithurst House, a nearby derelict mansion and its estate, was purchased in 1979. This became Cittaviveka Monastery. Today the resident community comprises some 20-25 monks, nuns and novices, as well as lay guests. ...
