Deer Park Monastery

This article is about the Deer Park Monastery in California. For the Deer Park Buddhist Center in Wisconsin, see Deer Park Buddhist Center and Monastery.

Deer Park Monastery
Tu Viện Lộc Uyển
大隱山鹿苑寺
Meditation Hall
Religion
AffiliationOrder of Interbeing
Location
Location2499 Melru Lane Escondido, CA 92026
CountryUnited States
Architecture
FounderThích Nhất Hạnh
Completed2000
Website
http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/

Deer Park Monastery (Vietnamese: Tu Viện Lộc Uyển) is a 400-acre (1.6 km2) Buddhist monastery in Escondido, California.[1][2] It was founded in July 2000 by Thích Nhất Hạnh[3] along with monastic and lay practitioners from the Plum Village Tradition. The monastery was under the direct guidance of Thích Nhất Hạnh[1] and his Order of Interbeing in the Vietnamese Thiền tradition.

  1. ^ a b "It's Now, It's Zen and It's Life-Changing". Los Angeles Times. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Monastery's serene pond a tribute to koi show, lay volunteers". San Diego Union-Tribune. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ Greenblatt, Lilly (21 January 2022). "Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022)". Lion's Roar. Retrieved 25 January 2022.