Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition established in October 2003 by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Situated on 240 acres (1.0 km2) of forest and meadows; it is 11 miles (18 km) outside of Newport, Washington, near the Idaho state line. Sravasti Abbey is a training monastery and is open to visitors who want to learn about community life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastic setting. The name comes from the fact that during the Buddha's time, there had been both a community of nuns and a community of monks at Sravasti.
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