We will be celebrating Asalha Puja and the Entry to the Vassa at วัดป่าสันติธรรม, The Forest Hermitage, on July 26th from 10am. Please come along and join us.
Sunday 26th July 2026 from 10.00am. Please bring vegetarian food to offer and share.
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A lot of effort has been made recently to upgrade the heating to use a new heat pump. Also improvements to the entrance gate and car park have been undertaken.
We will be celebrating the Birth, the Enlightenment and the Parinibbana of the Buddha on Vesakha Puja at วัดป่าสันติธรรม, The Forest Hermitage, on May 31st from 10am. Please come along and join us on that so important Full Moon. Please bring vegetarian food to offer and share.
Join us at The Forest Hermitage Sunday 12th April from 10.30am to celebrate Songkran (Thai, Burmese, Sri Lankan, Cambodian New Year).
The Forest Hermitage invites you to celebrate Magha Puja – commemorating an occasion when the Buddha met with 1,250 personal and Arahant disciples at the Bamboo Grove.
Sunday 8th Match 2026 from 10.30am. Please bring vegetarian food to offer and share.
On Sunday, November 5th at The Forest Hermitage, Wat Pah Santidhamma, there will be a gathering to celebrate the ending of this year’s Vassa or Rains Retreat. As has been the case in recent years we don’t have the required minimum of five monks in residence for a Kathina and so in lieu of that it will be a traditional Tort Pah Bah or offering of so called forest or ‘unwanted’ cloth.
We will commence at 10:30am with the offering of respects to the Triple Gem and the taking or reaffirmation of the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts.
A rice pindapata or alms round will follow with vegetarian food for the Sangha and laity.
In the afternoon there will be a talk by Luang Por Khemadhammo (Phra Bhavanaviteht).
We hope you will join us for this auspicious occasion. And if anyone can help with our preparations on Saturday, the day before, or the clearing up afterwards, we welcome that too.
That’s Sunday, November 5th from 10:30am.
And please don’t forget, every Monday and Friday evening at 8pm we have meditation and a talk that you can attend in person or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 928 2943 2020, Passcode: 909442).
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Luangpor’s birthday is on Monday 17th July. You are most welcome to join us all in wishing Luangpor a very happy birthday in-person on Sunday 16th July at The Forest Hermitage.
Celebrate with us at Wat Pah Santidhamma / The Forest Hermitage on Sunday 4th June from 10am.
Join us at The Forest Hermitage next Sunday 16th April from 10am to celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year).
The Forest Hermitage invites you to celebrate Magha Puja – commemorating an occasion when the Buddha met with 1,250 personal and Arahant disciples at the Bamboo Grove – on Sunday 5th March from 10.30am. Vegetarian food to offer and share.
Unfortunately we cannot hold meditation at the Forest Hermitage on Monday and Friday this week (16th & 20th January). However, you are welcome to join online.
We are urgently in need of a male live-in helper to enable us to keep the temple open for meditation. Please get in touch if you might be interested.
The Forest Hermitage 