Buddha Ashram

Our place

The monastery

Buddha Ashram (Early Buddhist Teachings — Theravāda forest monastery) is registered as Bhagavan Buddha Dhamma Pavattana Sangha (R). This page summarises the land, what already stands, and what is being built. Written reports continue on Updates.

Land and setting

The property lies in Chattanahalli Palya, Varuna Hobli, Mysore district, Karnataka, on roughly twelve acres. To keep a forested character, more than three thousand trees have been planted across the site.

Trees and open ground at the monastery site near Mysore.
The site is being developed with extensive tree planting to preserve a quiet, forested setting.

Current structures

At present the monastery has:

  • One Dhamma hall
  • Two dormitory blocks
  • Separate bath and toilet blocks for men and for women
  • A modest kitchen
  • One bhikkhu dwelling (kuti)

Building priorities

Work is underway to strengthen infrastructure for long-term residence and communal practice: an additional bhikkhu kuti, guest rooms with attached facilities, an enlarged kitchen, and a dining hall. The following drawings and photographs come from the community's planning materials.

Monastery cost estimation

A consolidated overview of projected building costs. For the latest detail, follow Updates and the pages on Support and Donate.

Monastery building cost estimation: summary sheet of projected materials and expenses for the project.
Overview cost estimation for monastery building works (reference document from the community). Figures are indicative and subject to change.

Bhikkhu kuti

Planning reference for the additional bhikkhu dwelling: materials and cost estimation from the building team.

Kuti building estimation diagram: reference sheet for materials or costs.
Kuti estimation sheet (materials or costs — reference from the building team). Replace public/media/ebt-mysore/kuti_estimation.png when a new document is available.

Dining hall and kitchen

Exterior of the shared kitchen and dining block as structural work advances.

Dining hall and kitchen building under construction.
Dining hall and kitchen — structural work.

The residential block is planned with twenty-six rooms, each intended for two people, with attached bathrooms. The dining hall is designed for seating on the order of one hundred people. Exact schedules follow fundraising, weather, and the community's pace.

Community and site photographs

  • Monastic buildings and surrounding trees, conveying a quiet, working residence.
    Gathering on the monastery grounds.

Video from the grounds

Short clips of construction progress. Playback starts only when you press play; there is no autoplay with sound.

  • Construction update — February 2026

    On-site progress from late February. Mostly ambient sound; request a short text summary from the community if you need one.

  • Construction update — March 2026

    Grounds and building work in March. If speech or detail matters for your context, ask the monastery for a brief note or transcript.