Sutta Discussion and Alms-round (Piṇḍapāta) at Burwood

Leader: VenPasanna (In Person)

Third Sunday of the month - Sun 15 Feb, 15 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 June | 11.20-3.00pm AET

Alms-round (Piṇḍapāta), with Ven. Pasanna and Bhante Sujato - Meet at at 11.20am at Burwood Park (picnic)

Sutta Discussion, led by Ven. Pasanna - 1.30pm-3pm at Concord (address to be emailed to registered attendees closer to the date)

Cost: Free

Ven. Pasanna and Bhante Sujato walk for alms-food in Burwood on the third Sunday of every month. Come and offer them some food in Burwood Park and join for a shared picnic lunch.

Almsround is a tradition that dates back to the time of the Buddha. Piṇḍapāta is not begging. The monastics simply walk or stand silently and receive what is offered.

After our shared lunch, we will reconvene at Concord for a sutta reading and discussion led byVen. Pasanna.

The suttas (Pali for "discourses") are theprimary texts, consisting of records of teachings or conversations by the Buddha or his disciples. The suttas are a trove of wisdom, and cover a wide range of topics, including meditation, ethics, family life, the nature of understanding, and the path to peace.

We typically explore one sutta each month, reading the text together and having a discussion.

About the Leader: Venerable Pasanna was born in Amsterdam to an American father and English mother. Their family moved to Australia when they were almost 7 and lived most of their life around Adelaide. They have worked in design, media and publishing. They discovered the Dhamma in their early 20s through listening to various podcasts and later served on the committee of the Buddhist Society of South Australia. They became an Anagārikā, in Adelaide, on the last day of 2016 with Venerable Santacārī. In 2018 they moved to Dhammasāra Monastery in WA where they took Novice ordination, in March 2019 and Bhikkhuni ordination in August 2021, with Ajahn Hāsapaññā as their preceptor. These were the first bhikkhuni ordinations held in Australia with an Australian preceptor.