Samma Ajeewa Buddhist Monastery,

🌿 Temple Stay Programme 🌿
Come and experience peaceful living at our temple.

🍚 We offer three healthy meals every day
🌍 You get real cultural experiences
😊 You will find happiness in simple living
🧘‍♂️ You can live with monks and learn from them

🏠 We have been hosting guests for over 10 years
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We have a school with 1,000 children
🌏 More than 1000 people have stayed with us
🤝 Volunteers work together and share life

✨ Come and see. Join us for a meaningful experience. ✨

I am a Well Experienced Buddhist monk who Has years of Experience of Teaching Buddhism and Meditation all over the world. We are doing a lot in the Monstary and our staff is well experienced in the Hospitality.

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Live and Learn with monks attached to a Buddhist monastery

Building & Repairing Gardening Cleaning Teaching Languages

Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

Reviews

5.0
(23 reviews)23

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

Germany

5

I can‘t describe how amazing my experience was. In the morning, you usually go to a local school where you can spend time with the kids and teach them some english. This is an amazing experience because everyone is very welcoming and kind! In the afternoon there are some walks through the village, temple visits or ceremonys. Everyone in the temple is extremly kind, welcoming and open for good talks❤️ I learned so much in only 3 days and definitely left with a heart full of joy and gratefulness

22 days ago

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Taiwan

5

I'm so happy I decided to join this volunteer project during my first two days in Sri Lanka—it was such a great choice! It gave me a super real and hands-on experience of the local culture. I got to hang out with local students, cook traditional Sri Lankan food, meditate on big rocks, and join peaceful chanting sessions in the evening. Bhante and his team were really kind and flexible—they never packed the schedule too tightly and always checked in with how me and the other volunteer were feeling. I honestly loved every meal they made.

about 2 months ago

Argentina

5

It was a lovely experience
The monks are so calm and cute
I received a lot of love
100% recommend 🩷

2 months ago

Czech Republic

5

My stay in the monastery was something extraordinary. All the monks were very helpful and caring and made sure we can experience the local culture. I learned something about buddhism, met locals, attended ceremonies, a dance class, tried local food and much more. For the work we visited schools and chatted with kids, played games and overall taught them some english.
I felt welcomed and respected at this place and I highly recommend:)

2 months ago

Germany

5

My four days here were amazing.
All the Bhantes that live here are super friendly and helpful. It is a great way to get an insight look on Buddhism and local life.
I would recommend it 100% 🙏🏼

3 months ago

Perfect for you if you're looking for

Contact with nature

Spiritual

Yoga / Meditation