Odiyan Buddhist Center

Current Job dates:

Currently recruiting for the season that runs from February 15th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024.

Landscape and Gardens
Vegetable Gardener
Help us maintain and develop our two acres of mixed vegetables. We are seeking hardy and enthusiastic people who are eager for getting their hands in the dirt and learn the arts of growing, cooking  and preserving home-grown food.
You need to be strong, able to bend, lift up to 50 lbs., be on your knees engaging manual labor for many hours a day.  You work with our head gardener who has been feeding us all for a decade, gaining experience with vegetables and herbs. 
Includes Buddhist study and practice, mindful cooking and more in Odiyan's new Work-Study in Action program. Entry dates available until May 2024
Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.
For more details and the Work-Study Volunteer application, Contact Us now!
Benefits:  housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism.
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Rescued Horse Care and Management

Help care for our herd of rescued horses. 

The 1000 acres of Odiyan includes a herd of 25 rescued Kiger mustangs roaming in extensive pastures, and seven mini-horses. Our community is looking for two resident volunteers, preferably a couple (but not required) who are familiar with horse care.  The work includes feeding, healthcare, maintaining fencing, and helping to build a new barn. 

Experience with horse care and training required.

This is a position in Odiyan's Work-Study in Action volunteer program,   with entry dates available until May 2024.

Includes a program Buddhist study and classes, Buddhist practice, mindful cooking and more.

Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.

For more details and the Work-Study Volunteer  application, Contact Us now! 

Benefits:  housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, cooking, and more.

 

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Sacred Art
Ceramic Clay Stupa Project
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Join a major architectural clay project building Buddhist sacred monuments called Stupas. Stupas represent and activate powerful harmonious and healing forces in the world. We are hand-building 186 stupas, 4 to 7 ft in height, from hundreds of pounds of red clay. This historic undertaking in sacred art is being installed on site within the mandala of Odiyan Buddhist center.
If you are strong in body, good with your hands in using tools and making things, you can be trained in this very special Buddhist art form.  Some experience in sculpting and working with clay is preferred, but not required.
Work-Study in Action volunteer program entry dates available until May 2024.
Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now! 
See the Clay Stupa project on TikTok
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Benefits:  housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, cooking, and more. 
 
 
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Sacred Art
Buddhist Sacred Art Installation
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Learn new skills as you help work on the installation of large-scale Buddhist art.  You will learn how to work with metal (welding and shaping), concrete (rounded art forms and pouring) and wood (basic carpentry). You must be physically strong and good with working with your hands. Some experience working with hand tools is preferred. 
Work-Study in Action volunteer  entry dates available until May 2024.
Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.
For more details and the application, Contact Us now! 
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, cooking, and more. 
 
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Odiyan Foundry
Bronze Sculpture Buddhist Art
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Join our foundry crew on Buddhist sacred art project completing a monumental 28 foot tall Buddhist statue using the lost wax method. This includes wax chasing, bronze pour, break-out, welding, and finishing,
REQUIREMENTS:
• Physically strong, able to do manual work for hours each day, including repeated lifting, bending, kneeling
• Foundry work or metal fabrication experience preferred but not required,
• Experience working with tools and small machines
Work-Study in Action resident volunteer program 2024  includes a program Buddhist study and classes, mindful cooking and more.
Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months. Entry dates available until May 2024.
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now! 
Benefits:  housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, cooking, and more.
 
 
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