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Wat Buddhametta (Thai: วัดพุทธเมตตา) is a Thai Buddhist temple and meditation center located in Tucson, Arizona founded by Ajahn Sarayut Arnanta, the Abbot. The name of the temple, or Wat (Thai: วัด), is a portmanteau of Buddha and Metta, a Buddhist term meaning loving-kindness[1]. The temple is also variably known as Wat Buddhametta: The Buddha in the Desert and Wat Buddhametta: Tucson Buddhist Meditation Center.
Community Involvement
Members of the Wat are involved in various community engagements, both at the temple itself and within the broader community.
At the Wat
The temple hosts a variety of events and services in multiple languages to keep its ethnically diverse community engaged and involved[2].
There are several weekly sessions that are open to all community members including guided meditation (with beginners as the target audience), Buddhist ceremony every Sunday morning, and Sunday evening silent meditation and Dhamma talk[3]. On the third Saturday of most months, the Wat hosts its monthly Community Thai Food Buffet[2][3]. However, this was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has not yet been resumed.
Celebrations of several holidays are hosted annually and open to the public, such as Songkran, Loy Krathong, and Asalha Puja.
In the Broader Community
| Wat Buddhametta | |
|---|---|
วัดพุทธเมตตา | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Location | |
| Location | 1133 S Swan Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 |
| Country | United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°12′31″N 110°53′31″W / 32.20861°N 110.89194°W |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Phrasarayut Arnanta |
| Website | |
| https://www.tucsonbuddhistcenter.org/ | |
History of Location
Style and Construction
The Wat is located in the Aldea Linda Residential Historic District.The building was originally designed for artist Gerry Peirce by architect Emerson Scholer in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style, and is the only example of that style in Aldea Linda[4]. The single story building has a rectangular façade with stuccoed masonry walls and parapets, and a burnt adobe dome. Construction was done by Peirce and his students, using adobe made on-site[4].
Ownership and Usage
Originally built by Gerry Peirce with the assistance of the Tucson Watercolor Guild, it served as the historic Gerry Pierce Watercolor School from 1948 until 1967, when Peirce retired and deeded the building to the Unitarian Church.
A colleague and former student of Peirce, Kay Bonfoey acquired the building from the Unitarian Church in 1969[5][4] and opened the Kay Bonfoey Gallery and Studio, which later became the Tucson Art Institute.
In 1998, Marjorie Schaeffer acquired the Art Institute building and established the Arizona Institute of Interior design[6]. The school became the Fleur de Lis Institute of Landscape and Management in 2002 but had its license revoked in 2008[7].
The property and building were purchased by Dhammaratanaram Temple Inc. on 15 December 2009[8] and the deed was transferred to Wat Buddhametta Inc. on 18 January 2011[9].
References
- ^
- Gethin, Rupert (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 26, 30, passim. ISBN 0-19-289223-1. [spelled as two words: "loving kindness"]
- Harvey, Peter (2007). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 247–48. ISBN 978-0-521-31333-9. [spelled without a hyphen: "lovingkindness"]
- Bodhi, Bhikkhu, ed. (2001). The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikāya. Translated by Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu. Boston: Wisdom Publications. pp. 120, 374, 474, passim. ISBN 0-86171-072-X.
- Salzberg, Sharon (1995). Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Boston: Shambhala Publications. pp. passim. ISBN 1-57062-176-4. [without a hyphen]
- The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya. Translated by Walshe, Maurice. Somerville, Mass.: Wisdom Publications. 1995. p. 194. ISBN 0-86171-103-3.
- ^ a b Jameson, Alison Cohn (2021). "Transcending Borders: Using Regional and Ethnographic Studies to Envision the Future of Humanistic Buddhism" (PDF). Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism (2019 7th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism).
- ^ a b Arnanta, Phrasarayut. "Wat Buddhametta: Calendar". Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Ralph H. Comey; Allison C. Diehl; Janet H. Parkhurst (April 10, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Aldea Linda Residential Historic District / Aldea Linda" . National Park Service. Retrieved July 2, 2024. accompanying 11 photos
- ^ Pima County, Arizona, Deed Book, Docket 3477 p. 229. (April 18, 1969).
- ^ Pima County, Arizona, Deed Book, Docket 10943 p. 2921 (December 15, 1998). Sequence No. 19982201044. Available from Pima County Recorder Self Service Web Portal. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Pallack, Becky (May 23, 2008). "Landscaping school loses license: Ongoing financial and management woes are blamed". Arizona Daily star. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Pima County, Arizona, Deed Book, Docket 13718 p. 83. (5 January, 2010). Sequence No. 20100020035. Available from Pima County Recorder Self Service Web Portal. Retrieved 2 July, 2024
- ^ Pima County, Arizona, Deed E Recording (January 18, 2011). Sequence No. 20110180012. Available from Pima County Recorder Self Service Web Portal. Retrieved July 1, 2024.