A Buddhist monastery founded by Bhikshuni @ThubtenChodron where nuns, monks, and lay students learn, practice, and live the Buddha’s teachings. A Buddhist monastery where monks, nuns, and lay students learn, practice, and live Buddha’s teachings. Sravasti Abbey supports a flourishing monastic community where learning and practicing Buddha’s ancient teachings cultivate peace in the hearts of residents, visitors, and the world. We seek to preserve Buddha’s teachings, to root them deeply in Western soil, to share them freely with people of all faiths and traditions, and to serve sentient beings for as long as space remains.