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About

Providing resources related to the Buddha's teaching and Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin

Story

What's in a Name?

In the winter of 1985-86, a Vipassana student accepted a small loan from fellow meditators in order to start a project of making books and tapes available by mail order to other Vipassana meditators. She was following S.N. Goenka’s advice, that no meditation center should sell these materials directly, and that some student(s) should be found to do so separately; and as a service to Vipassana students as a whole. Goenkaji specified that they could set reasonable prices, and make a profit for this service. So the business model was originally defined by this guideline.

The subject of a name for her fledgling business naturally came up. The idea arose to call it Pariyatti Book Service, and it seemed to stick. This choice was especially appreciated, since it contained the word "service". Even though it was to be operated like any small business; it was understood from the beginning, that it would not make much money. It was a chance to provide service while making a small living. Another aspect of the name was appreciated; that the word "pariyatti," meaning theoretical teachings of the Buddha, was a Pāli word. It also tied the name to the Theravāda tradition, and it was the correlate of the word "paṭipatti," meaning to practice.

30 years young

The Pariyatti we have today was created by the merger of the Pariyatti Book Service, (see above), and Vipassana Research Publications of America, (VRPA). VRPA started operations in January 1996, (see here), and merged with Pariyatti Book Service, later that year. In the following years, Pariyatti took on North American distribution of books produced by the Buddhist Publication Society of Sri Lanka, and the Pali Text Society of the UK.

In the early 2000's, Pariyatti maintained a full staff with offices in Seattle. During this period, it never turned a profit, and was sustained by generous contributions from a founding supporter. After the dot-com bust, funds were not as easily available; and Pariyatti started the process of becoming a registered non-profit organization. In 2002, Pariyatti received recognition from the US IRS, as a 501(c)(3) Charitable Non Profit Organization.

During its early years as a non-profit, Pariyatti tried to maintain a full staff; but ran into significant losses annually, (more info here). This was a period in Pariyatti's history, when even the needs of payroll were difficult to meet. In subsequent years, staffing levels at Pariyatti were significantly reduced; and now, a very small staff is able to run operations. Pariyatti has a small hard-working team that leverages technology, and the support of many volunteers. In recent years, in addition to maintaining the Bookstore and growing its Publishing program; Pariyatti has launched Pilgrimages and Pāli Workshops. There remains much work to be done; worldwide interest in the teachings of the Buddha, continue to grow.

https://www.pariyatti.org/About/tabid/96/Default.aspx

Mission

Pariyatti enriches the world by disseminating the words of the Buddha, providing sustenance for the seeker's journey and illuminating the meditator's path.

Products

Publisher, distributor and seller of books and digital materials on the teaching of the Buddha from the Theravada tradition and Vipassana meditation as taught by SN Goenka. Selected as distributors for Pali Text Society, Buddhist Publication Society, and Vipassana Research Institute. Free services include Daily Words of the Buddha, by email; access to restored Dhamma "treasures" from Myanmar; podcasts; articles and reviews.

Address: 867 Larmon Rd, Onalaska, WA 98570, USA
Phone: (360) 978-4998
gro.ittayirap@erotskoob
State: Washington
Zip Code: 98570


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Reviews
Understand that this book store is open rarely . Only for a short period after a Vipassana course at the Northwest Vipassana Center will the open sign be in place . There are many interesting books regarding Mr. Goenka and Meditation , most are for sale, a few are free with a donation accepted . It does have a large selection of books and CD's. It's definitely a worthwhile stop after your course .
7 years ago (08-08-2017)
The most comprehensive bookstore in America, bc and perhaps the world, about Vipassana meditation and the Theravada tradition in English.
8 years ago (20-03-2017)
Pariyatti has a lot of excellent publications and the store out here in Onalaska, WA showcases them beautifully. They open this store especially for the last day of each 10 day retreat at Dhamma Kunja with their entire selection showcasing Dhamma books. Ryan even donates lots of his time serving at the retreats and I had the honor of working one with him down in the Portland area. Stop in when they're open as they are always very inviting and sometimes they even have a donation only table.
8 years ago (28-02-2017)
The US's biggest source for Theravada literature.
13 years ago (24-04-2012)
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