A Buddhist forest monastery taking root in New England
Blog of news and announcements from Temple Forest Monastery, a Buddhist forest monastery in Temple, New Hampshire which is a branch of the monastic community of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho.
After a long search we are pleased to announce that a suitable property to house the monks for the Rains Retreat has been found, a small townhouse condominium in Lower Allston. More details will be available closer to the time the monks will arrive in mid-July.
Jeta Grove is looking for legal assistance in reviewing non-profit incorporation documents for the State of Massachusetts. In addition to reviewing the bylaws for Jeta Grove Foundation, we will need to set up a second non-profit for the monastic community, along the lines of Abhayagiri Monastic Foundation.
This process will need to closely involve Ajahn Jayanto and the monastic community, and therefore probably wouldn’t take place until the monks arrive this summer.
If you have the necessary qualifications, or know a of lawyer who may be interested in helping in this way, please let us know via the Contact page.
The process of looking for a residence in or around Boston is underway. A group of supporters who live in the Boston area have been asked by the Jeta Grove board to search for suitable locations to borrow or rent which will house the monks and become this summer’s ‘Boston Vihara’.
The period in question is roughly the four months from July – October 2013, although it could be the three months from roughly July 20 – October 20. If you know of any leads (or have a house or apartment in the Boston area you’d like to loan or rent to us for that time) or have any questions about this please contact us via the form on the Contact page.
The Jeta Grove board members are pleased to share the good news that Jeta Grove Foundation received its 501(c)(3) classification from the IRS on 14 December 2012. Jeta Grove Foundation has been classified as a Public Charity, so financial contributions are tax deductible for U.S. tax payers. The exemption status is retroactive to December 29, 2011 – so any donations that have been made to Jeta Grove after that day are tax deductible.
More information about Jeta Grove can be found on the Jeta Grove website.
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