-Venerable [Ajahn Pasanno](/authors/pasanno) and Venerable Ajahn Amaro guided the monastery as co-abbots starting in 1996. In 2010, Ajahn Amaro accepted an invitation to serve as abbot of [Amaravati Buddhist Monastery](/publishers/amaravati) in England, leaving Ajahn Pasanno to lead the community for the next eight years. In the spring of 2018, Ajahn Pasanno stepped back from his role of abbot to enter a year-long retreat, after which he returned to Abhayagiri as its Guiding Elder. The monastery is now under the leadership of co-abbots Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Ñāniko.
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