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Mettāvanārāma

Mettā Forest Monastery, also known as Wat Mettāvarānaṁ or Wat Mettā, is a Theravāda monastery in . It was founded in 1991 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco along with his student Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: Theravāda forest monastery in the United States
  • Also known as: “Mettā Forest Monastery”, “Wat Metta”, “Wat Metta Wan”, and “Watpa Metta”
  • Address: 13560 Muutama Lane, Valley Center, CA 92082

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pauma Valley and Pala.

Hamlet
is a geographic valley and unincorporated community between and in , . The name also refers to the agricultural region comprising citrus and avocado groves, and the location of several Indian Reservations, a country club, and tribal casinos. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Mettāvanārāma.

Village
is a small, mostly Native American community and census-designated place located within the in . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Mettāvanārāma.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. Its elevation is 1030 feet above sea level. Its coordinates are 33 degrees north, 117 degrees west. is situated 5 miles southeast of Mettāvanārāma.

Mettāvanārāma

Latitude
33.3262° or 33° 19′ 34″ north
Longitude
-117.03533° or 117° 2′ 7″ west
Inception
1991
Open location code
85548XG7+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1104017075
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Wiki­data ID
Q24951403
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Venetian—“Mettāvanārāma” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “မေတ္တာဝနာရာမ”
  • Cebuano: “Mettawënaramë”
  • Cebuano: “Monasteryong Metta”
  • Danish: “Mettā Skovskloster”
  • Danish: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • French: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • French: “monastère forestier Mettā”
  • Indonesian: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Indonesian: “Méttawenarame”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Hutan Métta”
  • Kinaray-A: “Mettawënaramë”
  • Kinaray-A: “Monasteryo Metta”
  • Latin: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Latin: “Monastērium Silvāticum Mettā”
  • Malay: “Biara Hutan Métta”
  • Malay: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mettā skogskloster”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Pali: “𑀫𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀦𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀫”
  • Pampanga: “Mettáwanáráma”
  • Pampanga: “Monasteriung Púlung Mettâ”
  • Spanish: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Selvático Mettā”
  • Tagalog: “Mettawënaramë”
  • Tagalog: “Monasteryong Metta”
  • Thai: “Wat Mēttā”
  • Thai: “วัดเมตตา”
  • Venetian: “Mettāvanārāma”
  • Venetian: “Monastièr Forestale Mettā”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pala Mountain and Wilderness Gardens Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mettāvanārāma”. Photo: Bovlb, Public domain.