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A snapshot of Abhayagiri in summer. Despite a haze of smoke from nearby fires and a variety of work projects, the community honors the traditional three-month Vassa retreat by working to reorient themselves towards practice.
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The monastery's outdoor Buddha image -
At work building the new walking-meditation path -
At work building the new walking-meditation path -
Unexpected help during the work period -
Working on a new walking-meditation path -
At work building the new walking-meditation path -
At work building the new walking-meditation path -
The community at work cleaning. -
The community at work cleaning -
The sandstone Buddha image in the new meditation hall -
A Buddha image in the Abhayagiri shrine room -
The summer heat has been cooled by a haze of smoke from the nearby Ranch and River fires -
A shrine along the loop trail -
Mist above the Abhayagiri mountain -
The community preparing for the work period