We have a tradition here at Birken to celebrate the end of the year with a Buddhist version of Christmas. There are gifts, traditional western holiday food and drink, as well as variations on traditional Christmas carols, all with a Buddhist sensibility.

Over the years we’ve had many people ask for copies of our Buddhamas Carols and we’re delighted to now share them online with all of you. Just visit our Resources page, scroll down to “Birken Monastery Publications”, and click on Birken Buddhamas Carols.