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Aranya Refuge Theravada Buddhist Monastery Aranya Refuge Theravada Buddhist Monastery A Wilderness Refuge Aranya Refuge Theravada Buddhist Monastery is a registered nonprofit Society in British Columbia and a registered Canadian charity 764739942RR0001. Our vision is to sustain and advance the teachings and practices as taught by the Buddha whereby monastics and laypeople cultivate skillful means to realize true happiness. We will host monks from Metta Forest Monastery Wat Metta San Diego County USA whose Abbot is Taan Ajaan Geoff hnissaro Bhikkhu on Vancouver Island near Victoria BC. The monks will practice in line with the Dhamma and Vinaya training rules taught by the Buddha over 2500 years ago.