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Email:
For in-person or virtual Dana Meals, Day Visits, Personal and Scheduled Retreats: bookings@birken.ca
For all other enquiries: meditate@birken.ca
Please note: Our email is monitored a few hours a week by volunteers. We do not respond to every email received.
Mailing Address:
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
7000 Smith Lake Forest Srv Rd.
Knutsford, BC V0E 2A0
CANADA
– For full driving directions, please visit GETTING HERE.
– Birken is located in a remote rural location and cannot receive deliveries via courier. We can receive mail and parcels sent via Canada Post.
Tel: +1 (778) 785-6059
Please note that we generally do not return phone calls and prefer to correspond by email. You may, however, leave a brief voicemail message for our residents or IF your matter is urgent.
Fax: +1 (866) 204-6025
Faxes received at the monastery come to us as an email attachment.
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Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery is a registered Canadian charitable society and is supported entirely by donations or ‘dāna’ (generosity). All teachings, accommodations, and meals are offered free of charge. It is left to the good will and discretion of visitors and well-wishers to decide how they might support the work of the monastery.
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Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
7000 Smith Lake Forest Srv Rd.
Knutsford, BC | V0E 2A0 | Canada