Auspicious 10-year Anniversary for Three Bhikkhunis in North America

On October 17, 2021 there was a celebratory gathering on Zoom to honour the 10-year anniversary of three Bhikkhunis, Ayya Anandabodhi, Ayya Nimmala and Ayya Santacitta. They will each have the honorary title of ‘Thera’, meaning ‘elder’, to honour their 10 years in robes. TBC is very proud of Ayya Nimmala who trained at Sati … Read more

2021 Annual General Meeting

This year’s AGM will be held on Sunday, November 14, at 12 o’clock following the morning session. We will be using the same Zoom link as the morning session. Here’s the agenda for the meeting and the material for the agenda items. More items will be added as they become available. 2021 Draft Agenda 2020 … Read more

TBC Decision-Making Survey Results

Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the survey! We’re very happy with the number of people who responded and greatly appreciate the thoughtfulness you put into your responses. The survey ran from May 2 to May 14, 2021 and was completed by 31 respondents, with a good representation of new and old … Read more

TBC Member Survey

TBC is reviewing how we make decisions in our community and is looking for input from current and past members. Every year people at TBC make decisions about how we want our group to operate.  We have Annual General Meetings and periodic Community Meetings.  Those involved in running an activity make decisions about it, and … Read more

Dhamma Talks from Recent Teaching Events with Monastics

Video recordings of dhamma talks from recent Days of Mindfulness with Ajahn Viradhammo are now available for viewing on the website: June 7, 2020 July 12, 2020 As well, here are recent recordings of teachings from Monastics at our Sunday sessions Ayya Medhanandi – May 24, 2020 Venerable Khemako – July 26, 2020

TBC Goes Online

Please join the Theravada Buddhist Community on Sundays from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon for our online meditation session. Due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to temporarily cancel our Sunday meditation meetings until further notice. In the meantime we’ll be providing online sessions each Sunday morning using Zoom Meetings. We will follow our regular … Read more