Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Amaravati is a Theravada Buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. Established in 1984 by Ajahn Sumedho as an extension of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, the monastery has its roots in the Thai Forest Tradition.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Theravada
- Description: Theravada Buddhist monastery in England
- Also known as: “Amaravati Monastery”
- Address: Saint Margarets Lane, Great Gaddesden, HP1 3BZ
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Convent, Hertfordshire and Church of St John the Baptist.
St Margaret’s Convent, Hertfordshire
Archaeological site
St Margaret's Convent was a convent of the Benedictine order near Great Gaddesden in Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1160, it was abolished as a consequence of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s. St Margaret’s Convent, Hertfordshire is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2,700 feet east of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 3,100 feet south of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nettleden and Frithsden.
Nettleden
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nettleden is a small village in the civil parish of Nettleden with Potten End, in the Dacorum borough of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about 4 miles north-west of Hemel Hempstead, near Little Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden and Frithsden.
Frithsden
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frithsden is a small hamlet in Hertfordshire, England. It sits in the Chiltern Hills, about two miles north of the town of Berkhamsted, which it's part of.
Potten End
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Potten End is a village in west Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, two miles east-north-east of Berkhamsted, three miles north west of Hemel Hempstead and two miles south east of the National Trust estate of Ashridge. Potten End is situated 1½ miles south of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
- Categories: vihara, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Great Gaddesden, Dacorum District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79221° or 51° 47′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.52152° or 0° 31′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3XQFRH+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 92085180OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravadaOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q454953
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tosk Albanian—“Amaravati Buddhist Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “অমরাবতী বৌদ্ধ বিহার”
- Dutch: “Amaravati Buddhist Monastery”
- German: “Amaravati Buddhist Centre”
- German: “Amaravati Buddhist Monastery”
- Polish: “Amaravati”
- Swiss German: “Amaravati Buddhist Monastery”
- Tosk Albanian: “Amaravati Buddhist Monastery”
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Highlights include Amaravati Temple and Stupa.
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