Sat, Mar 01
|San Jose
Retreat With Sayagyi Daw Vimalanani
Available Retreat Durations: Mar 1 - Mar 15 (15 Nights), Mar 15 - Mar 30 (15 Nights). Mar 1 - Mar 30 (30 Nights)
Time & Location
Mar 01, 2025, 5:00 AM – Mar 30, 2025, 3:00 PM
San Jose, 1215 Lucretia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, USA
About the event
Register:
Email: tmc.long.retreat@tathagata.org
Retreat Coordinator:
Naing Aay, Tel: (650) 296-2378
Ha Traong, Tel: (510) 579-3951
Zoom daily dhamma talk:
Meeting ID: 824 5282 3818
Passcode: 491098
Food Donation (English - Viet)
Thư Mời Retreat Manual Meditation Instructions Retreat Information & Rules
The retreat program consists of Vipassanā meditation practice, Dhamma talks, and interviews. The daily practice during the retreat starts at 5 A.M. and ends at 10 P.M. Interested yogis should fill out the enclosed registration form and mail it back with full retreat fees to TMC as soon as possible. The center will inform yogis about their status within two weeks after receiving their applications or by February 15, 2025.
What to Bring
Once accepted, please bring sleeping bag or blanket, a bottle, and other daily necessities with you when coming to the retreat.
Sayagyi Daw Vimalanani Biography
Sayagyi Daw Vimalanani, born Ramita Shakya in 1972 in Patan, Nepal, is a renowned meditation teacher and dedicated practitioner of Buddhism. She began her spiritual journey at eleven, studying under Venerable Sayagyi Daw Uppalavanna and later met Venerable Sayadawgyi U Pandita in 1990, deepening her practice through a month-long retreat at the International Buddhist Meditation Center (IBMC) in Kathmandu.
In 1991, she ordained as a nun in Burma under Sayadawgyi U Pandita, excelling in Buddhist scripture studies and meditation. She earned top honors in Pali examinations and achieved the Sasana-Hitakari Dhammacariya degree in 1998. After seventeen years at Panditarama Meditation Center, she began teaching and translating Pali texts.
Since 2006, she has conducted Vipassana retreats in countries including the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Slovakia, and Nepal. Currently residing at IBMC, Sayagyi Daw Vimalanani continues to inspire others, translating significant texts into Nepali and spreading the teachings of Buddhism.