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WAiB Pages Female Teachers in Buddhism THERAVADA Ven. Ayya Khema (Ilse Ledermann) was a pioneering nun in the Theravada tradition from 1979 until her death on November 2, 1997. She was ordained as a nun in 1979 by Narada Mahathera in Sri Lanka. She established Wat Buddha Dhamma, near Sydney Australia, in 1978; the International Buddhist Women's Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Parappuduwa Nun's ...

DharmaNet's Guide to Theravada Dhamma Teachers: An Online Who's Who This page is intended as a resource to help individuals who are unfamiliar with certain teachers to find thumbnail sketches of their background and teaching approach, and ultimately, some reference as to where they teach or how to contact them. Any teacher who would care to have their e-mail address listed, or revise the ...

BuddhaSasana Home Page English Section Ajahn Chah's Wisdom Binh Anson Ajahn Chah belong to the forest tradition re-established in Thailand in the beginning of this century, by Luang Pu Waen and then Ajahn Mun (who was the teacher of Ajahn Chah). They followed strict monastic rules (the Vinaya, Gio+'i Lua^.t), lived mostly by themselves in the forest for intensive meditattion. They also practiced ...