Lokuttara Mahavihar

The Lokuttara Mahavihar is located at Chauka village, about 14 kms. Away from Aurangabad on very famous Ajanta caves road. A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism.

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Most venerable Bodhipalo Mahathero after completion of his studies and learnings in Buddhism in Thailand, for twenty years, came back to India in 2001, to preach and propagate the Dhamma. He selected Aurangabad as his headquarter as this is city with lot of ancient Buddhist caves around including Ajanta caves and is very holy place.

Also in Aurangabad, the Buddhist population is more than 500,000 and since he had studied initially here, he knew the people around. To set up a monastery from where he can teach and propagate, he with the help of local upaskas, purchased 7 acres of land at Chowka village, about 14 kms. Away from Aurangabad on very famous Ajanta caves road.

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Residential Monks Training Centre

Most Venerable Bodhipalo Mahathero plans to build a Residential Monks Training centre for Indian monks in Lokuttara Mahavihar campus, through the donations of upaskas. Major donor are Dr. Harshadeep Kamble, a very senior bureaucrat from Mumbai and his wife, Mrs. Rojana Vanich, who is incidentally from Thailand. She has also been helping the coordination among the senior Monks from foreign countries. This area would be approx. 25000 sq feet. The construction work has already started. This centre will have residential facility for atleast 80-100 monks , with library facility and conference and class rooms. This is going to be a first Centre of its kind in India and has already received support and blessings from many senior Venerable Monks from India and from Outside india. The syllabus is also going to be designed soon and Most Venerable plans to start the training programmes for the junior monks from this vassavasa itself. Pooja ceremony was performed on this site on 4th march 2018, by the most venerable Bhikkhu Sangha from different countries, present for this historical occassion.

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Vision Of Most Venerable Bodhipalo Mahathero

Most Venerable feels that in this modern world, peoples minds are more unstable as the stress of life has increased. This can be alleviated only by Buddhas teachings and practice. therefore it is very necessary to propagate Buddhas thoughts to the world so as to help the Humankind. With lot of compassion in his heart, Most Venerable will be starting this Training centre so as to train more and more monks, who would spread the Buddhist philosophy to the maximum people. He also feels that all the Buddhist from different countries now should come together and work with a common goal. For this he plans to build another Stupa which would have in it the culture of other Buddhist countries around India, so as to familiarise with each other, and to showcase best Buddhist practices going on in the world. Most Venerable feels that after good training here, then the monks can go to different areas and teach Dhamma way of life. Some of the monks will also be sent to different countries to gain more knowledge and then come back to serve Indians like did. We pray for the long life of Most Respected Bodhipalo Mahathero.

About Venerable Bodhipalo Mahathero

Venerable Bodhipalo Mahathero is one of the most respected and very well read monk, in THEREVADA Buddhism, in India. He was Born in 1955, Maharashtra State, India Education: B.Sc. (Physics), Marathwada University, Aurangabad At the very young age he was devoted to Dhamma and after his graduation, he went to Thailand for further studies in Buddhism, in 1979. Venerable’s “Monk Higher Ordination” took place in Thailand in the Year 1980, under portronage of Mahachula Luangkorn RajaVidhyalaya University Bangkok, Thailand, by Venerable Phra Bimaladhamma Mahathera, Wat Mahadhataw ,Tha Phrachan, Bangkok,Thailand. Venerable, learned & practiced Vipassana and other Meditation practises under guidance of Ven. U Asafa Mahathera, International for Vipassana Centre, Ehonburi,Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw, Yangoon-Burma, Ven.Mahasi Tungapula Sayadaw-Burma, Ven. Buddhadasa Bhikkhu-Suanmokha, Ven. Achan Chamnieng-Krabhi Province. He also learned Abhidhamma, Nakadhamma, Pali Grammer in Wat, Mahadhatu Bangkok.

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All India Bhikkhu Sangha, Maharashtra State.

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Lokuttara Mahavihara Charitable Mission, Aurangabad.

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akshasila Mahavihara, Ludhiyana,Punjab.

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Buddhist Revival Charitable Trust, Mumbai.

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Lokuttara Mahavihar, Ajanta Road, Chauka, Aurangabad-431008 (MH).

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9325481812