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Author Archives: Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni
Tribute from Nanda Wanasundera Sri Lanka
PUBLISHED SUNDAY ISLAND NEWSPAPER SRI LANKA 05 DECEMBER 2021 Anicca vata sankhara –Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni All compounded things are impermanent Bhikkhuni Seri who was with Bhikkhuni Vayama almost from the time she established Dhammasara Nuns Monastery in … Continue reading
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Tributes and reflections for Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni – Monastic community
Blessings and Bliss – in Memory offered for 7th-day Memorial 27-28th November 2021 by Ayya Tathālokā Bhikkhuni Back before internet, as a teenager meditating in the 80s, then as a new anāgārikā out exploring the world, these names were living … Continue reading
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Tributes and reflections for Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni – Lay community
Vayama, your smile lit up the room and made the world seem calm. All my memories of you when we were growing up were of a caring person always reliable and never judgemental. Our fathers were very close brothers and … Continue reading
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Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri
Dear friends, I would like to inform you that Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri passed away peacefully on Saturday 20th November at 4.25pm. I will let you know regarding funeral arrangements after it has been finalised. Please do not contact me … Continue reading
Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri’s funeral service
Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri (Sister Vayama) passed away peacefully at home at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage, Jane Brook, Western Australia on Saturday 20 November 2021. Funeral service and cremation service on Saturday 27 November 2021 Her funeral service will be at … Continue reading
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The End of Rains Cloth Offering Ceremony 2021
Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage held the End of Rains Cloth Offerings ceremony on Saturday 23rd October 2021. About 38 people participated in the event. This year Manel and Eddy Fernando offered the End of Rains Cloth to the bhikkhunis of Patacara … Continue reading
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Entry into Rains Ceremony 25th July 2021
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Impermenance
by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni Theri The Buddha talked about the three characteristics of all phenomena, impermanence (anicca), non-self(anatta) and sufferings(dukkha). We experienced just that in the recent events. There are four residents at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage: Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri … Continue reading
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The End of Rains Cloth Offering Ceremony 2020
Photos by Havindra and Sahan. The End of Rains Cloth Offering Ceremony 2020 at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage was conducted on Sunday, 25th October. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and the practice of social distancing, only 38 people were invited … Continue reading
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Preparation for the End of Rains Cloth Offering Ceremony 2020
Preparations and cleaning on Saturday 24th October. Photos by Havindra
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Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage 