Funds Offered
$1,630,049
as of 5/16/13

Kuan Yin

Chenrezig is the Buddha of Compassion. With one thousand arms, he reaches out to care for all living beings and the aptly named Chenrezig Hall will care for the Abbey community and guests.

Chenrezig Hall will be the first stop when a guest arrives at Sravasti Abbey and will also provide vital facilities for the monastic community.

At present, the Abbey’s main building, Ananda Hall, is the site of cooking, dining, administrative offices for 11 people, video teachings, meetings, small group teachings, library, guest library, resident and guests men’s quarters, food storage, and supply storage. All of that in 3000 square feet!

Chenrezig Hall will more than triple our capacity. At just under 10,000 square feet, Chenrezig Hall will include:

• Accommodations for at least 17 guests
• A spacious, well-equipped kitchen & pantry
• Large dining room
• A spiritual counseling room
• Chapel
• Dharma classroom / multi-purpose room
• A large statue of Kuan Yin, the female form of the Buddha of Compassion, to welcome guests to Sravasti Abbey

Chenrezig Hall will offer a place of community, a refuge, to share the Buddha’s teachings to bring peace to our chaotic world.

Go here to see photos of the progress and here to watch construction videos.

Like all Abbey projects, Chenrezig Hall will be made possible through the kindess and generosity of benefactors around the world.