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What the OBV Offers

Now the Oxford Buddha Vihara is here to fulfil the needs of those who wish to practise or are interested in just exploring intellectually the living Theravada tradition. The OBV offers some regular programmes: chanting, blessing, Dhamma talks, meditation classes and a Sunday school. In accordance with the Theravada tradition, all the services are free of charge.

The Abbot

Venerable Dhammasami is both the founder and the head of the OBV. Having been in the monastic order for thirty years, he has been teaching Vipassana meditation in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world since 1996 and since 2002 participated in various academic conferences on Buddhism in USA, UK and Southeast Asia.

Venerable Dhammasami is a trustee of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, Oxford; a pro-Rector of the International Theravada Buddhist missionary University, Rangoon, Burma; and a visiting professor at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand.