Karuna Buddhist Vihara was founded in 2012 as a Theravada Buddhist Monastery. Situated in Millbrae, California, it is easily accessible by almost any form of transportation. We are formally incorporated as a non-profit Buddhist church in the state of California.

Our Vision

For the lay community, providing Buddhist services, ceremonies and classes to enable joyful and compassionate living.
Establishing a monastic community which supports bhikkhuni (nun) training and ordination in the Sri Lankan Theravada Tradition. Eventually expanding to larger facilities to support bhikkhu (monk) training and ordination.  The monastics are dedicated to following the Buddha’s teachings and code of discipline (Dhamma-Vinaya) from the Pali Cannon.