A Thai Forest Tradition monastery in Southern California with day and overnight visits. This guide is compiled from the monastery's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
Metta Forest Monastery is in Valley Center, California, in the Thai Forest Tradition. Its site offers pages on the monastery and tradition, teachings (free Dhamma from Thanissaro Bhikkhu at dhammatalks.org), an events calendar showing uposatha days, Songkran and Kathina, directions, and visiting.
Visiting
- Day visits: information on the alms round and guidance on spending the day.
- Overnight visits: a page on making a reservation, lodging, food and arrival.
Before you go
- Read how to stay at a monastery, how to offer food to monks and uposatha.
- See California directory.
- Reserve on the monastery's own site.
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