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    Tathālokā Bhikkhunī
    Tathālokā Bhikkhunī
    Thirteen years - three great events. It's an auspicious day today!On the Solstice, June 21st 2008, thirteen years ago today: ✨🏵👏1. We completed the first Theravāda Bhikkhunī Camp at DharmaCreek on the Sonoma Coast;✨🏵👏2. The first Sāmanerī Pabbajjā was offered by a Theravāda Bhikkhunī teacher in North America (up till that time, since 1987, for 20 years prior, all Sāmanerī ordinations in North America were conducted by Theravāda bhikkhu teachers - the Bhikkhunī teacher was Ven. Tathālokā Therī, the sāmanerī was Carol Porter - now Ven. Bhikkhunī Suvijjānā Therī); Sāmanerī Suvijjānā was the first woman with Native American (California Miwok) heritage to "go forth" in the Theravāda tradition;✨🏵👏 3. The Bhikkhunī Camp host announced her wonderful offering of the gift of use of 120 acres of private forest preserve land to our Bhikkhunīs community which was to become Dhammadharini's Aranya Bodhi Awakening Forest Hermitage.With much joy and gladness at heart:Sādhu x 3✨👏! Sādhu x 3 ✨👏! Sādhu x 3 ✨👏! ~ Anumodāmi- with Ven. Bhikkhuni Sudinna Theri of Carolina Buddhist Vihara, Ven. Sudhamma Therī of the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara, Ven. Sobhana Theri then of the Bhavana Society, Ven. Anandabodhi Bhikkhuni then still a siladhara, Ven. Suvijjānā Therī then an anāgārikā and sāmanerī, and the indomitable Jill Rayna Lippitt. ... See MoreSee Less

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