Ayya Sudinna

About Me

A Sri Lankan by birth, Ayya Sudinna was ordained as a Novice Buddhist Monk (Samaneri) in 1999 by Bhante Gunaratana, the Sanghanayaka of the United States, at the Bhavana Society, West Virginia. She received Higher Ordination (Upasampada) in 2002 in Sri Lanka. In lay life, Ayya Sudinna served as a teacher in Government schools and as a lecturer in English at the Government Teachers Training College, Maharagama, and later under the Higher Education Ministry in Sri Lanka. She has an honours degree in English and a M.A. in Buddhist philosophy. She is the author of three children’s story books titled "Delightful Tales," "Precious Tales I," and "Precious Tales II." Ayya Sudinna currently resides at the South Carolina Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center.

Ayya Sudinna

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Monday, 2 May 2022

Sutta Discussion: Mahamalunkya Sutta from the Majjhima Nikaya (Pt. 2)

Sutta Discussion: Mahamalunkya Sutta from the Majjhima Nikaya

Sunday, 20 March 2022

Discussion: "Sandana Sutta" ("With a Source/Origin") from the Dhatu Samyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses on Elements)

Sutta Discussion: "Kosambiya Sutta" from the "Majjhima Nikaya" ("Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha")

Sunday, 23 January 2022

Sutta Discussion: "Sigalaka Sutta" ("Advice to lay people") from the "Digha Nikaya" - Part 2

Sunday, 26 December 2021

Discussion: "Sigalaka Sutta" ("Advice to lay people") from the "Digha Nikaya"

Discussion: Ananda Subha Sutta from the Digha Nikaya (The Long Discourses of the Buddha)