Sangha Buddhist Center · Theravāda Tradition · San Francisco
Sitting Together Since 2018
Walk through
the open door.
Pause where curiosity leads. Each card is a window — not a directive.
The bell calls us together.
Tuesday
Silent sitting + Dharma talk
Thursday
Guided meditation · All levels
Sunday
Community sitting · Open hall
Bhikkhu Ānanda
Ordained 1998 · Mahāsī Sāyadaw lineage · Trained at Pa-Auk Tawya, Myanmar
Seven Days of Silence
14
Mar 2026
A residential vipassanā retreat at Spirit Rock, Woodacre. Noble silence from arrival. Suitable for practitioners with at least six months of sitting experience.
The next living Buddha will be the sangha itself.
Thich Nhất Hạnh
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Sunday Potluck Meal
After the long sit — vegetarian dishes, shared tables, conversation. Bring a dish or just bring yourself.
Every Sunday · After sitting
Teaching children the Dharma in the tongue of home.
Weekly instruction in English, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Korean. Youth classes Saturdays 10 AM.
Sitting with little ones
Gentle practice for families. Babies, toddlers, and children up to 12 welcome. No experience needed.
1st & 3rd Saturday · 9 AM
Ordained
Bhikkhu
1998
"I teach only what I have seen with my own eyes — the arising and passing of phenomena."
Bhikkhu Ānanda, 2024 Retreat Opening
A thread
unbroken.
Transmission matters. Our resident teacher carries an unbroken lineage of direct instruction from the Mahāsī Sāyadaw tradition of Myanmar — a living chain of teacher and student stretching back five generations.
Ledi Sayadaw
1846–1923Root of modern vipassanā
U Ba Khin
1899–1971Lay teaching tradition
Mahāsī Sayadaw
1904–1982Noting practice lineage
Sayadaw U Pandita
1921–2016Strict vipassanā instruction
Bhikkhu Ānanda
1971–presentResident Teacher, Sangha Center
Bhikkhu Ānanda completed his formal training at Pa-Auk Tawya Monastery, Myanmar, under Sayadaw U Āciṇṇa. He has taught residential retreats across North America since 2006.
What you give
comes back as teaching.
In the Theravāda tradition, Dharma instruction is offered freely. Teachers receive no salary. The center sustains itself entirely through the generosity of practitioners — dana as practice, not transaction.
Sangha Center is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Come as you are.
The hall is already open.
No books to read. No robes to wear. No experience required. Arrive five minutes early and a member of our community will meet you at the door. Presence is the first gift — everything else follows.
Arrive at any Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday sitting
Chairs available — no need to sit on the floor
No talking required, no introduction necessary
Tea offered after every sitting
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