Shasta Abbey

Master Jiyu-Kennett came to San Francisco on a lecture tour and stayed on in the United States to establish Shasta Abbey the following year.

Master Jiyu-Kennett served twenty-six years as Abbess and spiritual director of Shasta Abbey, ordaining and teaching monks and lay people.

Master Jiyu’s teaching, strengthening the fabric of the monastery, and enhancing the spiritual life of the Sangha, both monastic and lay.

Master Meian was elected Abbess by the resident Shasta Abbey monastic community on June 17, 2010.

The resident monastic community includes approximately 26 vegetarian, celibate male and female monks.

[6] Lay residents staying at the Abbey for an extended period of time, and visitors participating in retreats are asked to follow a similar schedule to that of the monks.

The Abbey is a place of silence and serenity for the local congregation, lay friends and interested visitors.

This is reflected in their attitude of faith and practice of Dāna (mutual assistance): Shasta Abbey Press publishes Buddhist books, including the writings of its founder, Rev.

The translations are less esoteric and thus easier to understand from the point of view of Buddhist practice in a western context.