Ayya Sudinna: February 2014

Sunday, 16 February 2014

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Higher Ordination (Upasampada) at Tapodanaramaya, Sri Lanka (2002)

Mahapajapati Monastery, California (2013)

Pine Mountain Zen Buddhist Center, California (2013)

Mahapajapati Monastery, California (2013)

Vassa with Ven. Maha Thera Dhammaloka, Thailand (2003)

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.

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Sunday, 16 February 2014

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