Mission Statement

  • MABA is a missionary monastery and also a meditation center. It is a place of refuge dedicated to the study and practice of Vipassana (Insight meditation) according to the Theravada Buddhist lineage.

  • MABA provides the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding communities opportunities for the study of Buddhist teachings, meditation practices,and application of the teachings in the context of daily life through weekly sitting groups, and on-campus and online daylong or 10 days retreats.

  • Invited guest speakers from other Buddhist centers in the United States and Myanmar supplement the offerings of dedicated local teachers.