Rains Retreat (Vassa) Invitation Ceremony 2026

With hearts full of gratitude, we joyfully welcomed the beginning of this year’s Rains Retreat (Vassa) at the Oxford Centre of Theravāda Buddhism.
It was a wonderful evening of offering, reflection, meditation, and fellowship as we gathered on the dawn of Āsāḷha Full-Moon Day to invite the monastic Saṅgha to undertake the three-month Rains Retreat.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us in person and helped make this occasion so meaningful.
May the blessings and merits of this sacred season support the cultivation of mindfulness, compassion, generosity, inner calm, and wisdom in all beings.