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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Sunday 25 August 2024

5th in a series of talks on "Nibbana"

4th in a series of talks on "Nibbana"

3rd in a series of talks on "Nibbana"

Saturday 24 August 2024

2nd in a series of talks on "Nibbana"

1st in a series of talks on "Nibbana"

Saturday 23 September 2023

"Mindfulness of the mind"

Monday 11 September 2023

Bhumija Sutta from the Majjhima nikaya, or the Middle length discourses ...