Category Archives: News

Remembering Ayya Vayama on her Birthday

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

29 people (including Zoom participants) joined us to remember Ayya Vayama on her birthday on 28 October 2025. May Ayya Vayama be at peace and may she attains Nibbāna. Sādhu Sādhu Sādhu!

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Visiting Monastics in October 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

On 3 October 2025, Venerable Canda Visudhi and 2 anagarikaas from Anukampa Grove Bhikkhuni Monastery, Oxford U.K., visited Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage. On 7 October, Ayya Seri and Venerable Canda met up again at the Pavarana Ceremony at Bodhinyana Monastery at … Continue reading →

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The Scattering of Jacky Patricia Lambert’s Ashes

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

We scattered Jacky Patricia Lambert’s ashes on the afternoon of 16 July 2025. I would like to share a poem written by a Chinese buddhist nun, Venerable FaYuan (601-63) in the Sui and Tang Dynasties: This body without a selfCan … Continue reading →

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Ayya Seri’s Trip to Kuala Lumpur from 8 to 17 April 2025

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni
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Jacqueline Patricia Lambert’s Memorial Serice

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni
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Celebrating Two Years in Samson

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

On Sunday 20 April 2025, Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage celebrated “TwoYears in Samson”. Fourteen lay supporters attended the event. We began the event with a guided meditation session followed by sutta syudies and concluded with Paritta Chanting, with blessings for all … Continue reading →

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Val Jacky Lambert

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

Jacky Lambert passed away on Friday, 4 April 2025. We know her as our long-time supporter and also someone who had generously offered Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni and Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni accommadation in Jane Brook, Western Australia, for twelve years. Thirty … Continue reading →

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17th March 1985

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni went forth on 17 March 1985 at Parappuduwa Nuns’Island in Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka with Venerable Piyaratana as her preceptor and Ayya Khema as her teacher. Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni conducted a Half-dayMeditation programme on Sunday 16 March at … Continue reading →

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Annual General Meeting 2025

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage’s 2025 Annual General Meeting was held at the Hermitage in Samson, WA, at 2pm, on Sunday, 9 February 2025. One of the highlights of the meeting was a video presentation of Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni. Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni … Continue reading →

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Stone bench in the native garden

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni

The afternoon of 22 January 2025 found Ayya Seri and Venerable Dhammadheera sitting on the newly installed stone bench and the eight stepping stones in the native garden of Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage. Sadhu sadhu sadhu to Michelle who was involved … Continue reading →

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