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About the Vihara
Sitagu Buddhist Vihara, and the Theravada Dhamma Society of America were founded in 1996 by the Venerable Ashin Nyanissara, Sitagu Sayadaw of Burma. Sitagu Vihara was founded to provide a center for the practice of Theravada Buddhist meditation and Dhamma study in the United States in a traditional monastic context. The Theravada Dhamma Society of America (TDSA) was founded as a lay organization which lends both financial and volunteer support to the efforts of Sitagu Vihara, and provides for the support and well-being of its resident monks.
For more Information about Sitagu in Burma (Myanmar), please click here.
Fully ordained Buddhist monks are in residence at the Vihara who are very learned in both the Dhamma and meditation practice. Current resident monks are: Ashin Mahosadha Pandita and Ashin Ariyadhamma.
Below is our site plan at Sitagu Buddhist Vihara. You can view a larger version of the site plan by clicking on the image.
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Current Facilities
At present the Vihara is in the inital stages of its growth. The present monastery consists of two mobile homes, a dining facility and eight meditation cottages. In the near future, construction will begin on a large Dhamma Hall, then a Burmese style stupa (a memorial shrine containing Buddha relics and sacred images), a Monastery Residence, a Dining Facility, several Meditation Cottages, and Lavatories. When construction is complete, Sitagu Vihara will be able to house as many as ten meditators on retreat and
will be the residence of at least four monks. The stupa that will be constructed will be a scale reproduction of the Shwe Zigon Pagoda in the Bagan, Burma.
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