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Ayya Tathaaloka

Theravada & Insight

Ayya Tathaaloka, born in Washington, DC in 1968, is a Theravada bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun). After training for ten years under the Korean nun Myeong Seong Sunim, she received full ordination in Southern California in 1997. She co-founded Dhammadharini, a Theravada bhikkhuni community in California, and researches the history of the bhikkhuni sangha.

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Ayya Tathaaloka

Ayya Tathaaloka, born in Washington, DC in 1968, is a Theravada bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun). After training for ten years under the Korean nun Myeong Seong Sunim, she received full ordination in Southern California in 1997. She co-founded Dhammadharini, a Theravada bhikkhuni community in California, and researches the history of the bhikkhuni sangha.

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