Monday, October 1, 2007

Present Activities

Newly ordained Samaneras are listening Dhamma-talk.
Samanera ordination program at Ajanta Dhamma Hall



Ajanta Buddha Vihara Trust is the only centre for 'Children Meditation Courses' in all over Mumbai.
Besides, the Trust runs the following religious activities:-
1. Vipassana Courses
2. Samanera Retreat
3. Sunday Dhamma Class
4. Monthly metta celebration
5. Rainny Retreat
6. Annual Kathina Dana
7. Buddha Jayanti Celebration etc..

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Trustees

All the trustees of 'Ajanta Buddha Vihar Trust' are Buddhist monks. They all are dedicated for Social, Religious, Cultural & Humanitarian causes. Following are the trustees-

1. Ven. Dhammaratna Mahathera
    (Founder President)
2. Ven. N. Anand Mahathero
3. Ven. Rahulabodhi Mahathero
4. Ven. Shilapriya Mahathero
5. Ven. Sanghakirti Mahathero
6. Ven. Gautamratna Thero
7. Ven. Anuruddha Bhikkhu.

Acharyas (Teachers)

Ven. Gautam Ratna is interecting with rural people.


  1. Ven. Dhammaratna Mahathero.
  2. Ven. Gautam Ratna Thero
  3. Ven. Mahindananda
  4. Ven. Priyaratna.


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Ven.Gunananda is meditating at Jetavana,Savatthi.

Ven.Gautam ratna Thero (General Secretary of Ajanta Buddha Vihara Trust)

Ven.Gautam Ratna (centre) with Bhikkhu Sangha at Kushinara.



Children are meditating at open space.

Children are at prayer inside Dhamma Hall.

Ven.Gautam Ratna with novices on the way for alms begging.

At Chaiya Bhoomi,Mumbai. (Dr.B.R.Amebkar's ashes put up here)

Newly ordained Samaneras at beach.

Inside Chaitya Bhoom



Lay people are praying for Samanera ordination.

Ven.Gautam Ratna is giving Samanera Dikska to a lay men.

Behind is Ajanta Buddha Vihar.




From left:Adv.More,Mr.Sonavane,Miss.Hanna(from Korea),Mr.Consul,Ven.Gautam Ratna,Ven.Sangha Ratna.Ven.Saddha Lankara.




S.Korean Consul in Mumbai is seen with Ven.Gautam Ratna Thero & others at Ajanta Buddha Vihara.


Ven.Gautam Ratna Thero (General Secretary) is seen with trainee Anagarikas.

A mass Samanera Retreat program was organised at Kushinagar under Ven.Gautam Ratna Thero's guidance. Speech to the monks at Ajanta Buddha Vihar Trust's Dhamma Hall.


Monks and devotees gather for a peace prayer at ABVT' Dhamma Hall.

Ven.Gautam Ratna Thero established another trust "Buddha Bhoomi

Foundation" at Kalyan City in Maharashtra State.





75 people from all over Maharashtra participated in '7 Days Samanera Retreat' organized by the Trust.