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Monastery growth

From Summer 2022
Barn
Expansion of the old barn

The time has now come to expand the old barn, because the living space for both nuns and visitors is very limited. In the future, there will be a spacious meditation hall, a library, an office, a dana and dining room for guests, more rooms and a large sanitary area. 

The architect's plans for the conversion have already been drafted and the building application has been approved.
 
At the moment we are in the demolition and foundation construction phase. Further information on the expansion is available here
 
From March 2019
in Sri Lanka, USA, Germany and Poland
Robes entering the monastery

Photo: Samaneri Ordination in Sri Lanka with sinhalese Bhikkhunis

Since the beginning of 2019, the small sangha has been growing and with it the monastery.

  • 23.03.2019 Samaneri-Pabbajja of Ayya Tisarani - Sri Lanka
  • 19.09.2021 Bhikkhuni Ordination of Ayya Tisarani - California
  • 11.04.2021 Anagarika dedication of Sirinanda - M. Sirisampanno
  • 02.04.2022 Samaneri-Pabbajja of Sirinanda - M. Sirisampanno
  • 19.05.2022 Anagarika dedication of Subhadra - Poland
  • 19.05.2022 Anagarika dedication of Sucago - Poland
  • 19.09.2023 Anagarika dedication of Tissa - Kl. Sirisampanno

Spring 2018
Roof renewal

In the meantime, new windows and a new heating system have arrived. Now the roof follows.

2016/2017
Work and practice in harmony

There is a lot of work, but also a lot of practice.

November 2015
How it all began...

Photo: 09/2015 Garden house in Hannover converted into a meditation room - Hanna explains the selfless nature of the phenomena.

It was in this natural garden that the idea for the Lilienhof - the future Sirisampanno Monastery - was born.

Already in 2013, at a Theravada-Ag meeting in the Siddharta House in Bonn, Rother Baumert assured support for the project.

The foundation of the association then followed in 2015 at Hanna's family's living room with Claudius Essmann as board member.

After these important milestones, it was finally possible to acquire a demolition remnant farm in the Nienburger Bruch at the end of 2015.

 

Chanting and Meditation

Daily from 05.00-06.30 & 19.00-20.30

Support of the monastery

The monastery is supported by generous donations from the lay community. For that purpose, there is a supporting association that manages the donations.

Alms round

Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Nienburg weekly market approx. 09:15-10:15 a.m.

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