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(in progress. the current article, Ayya Tathaaloka, is the most up-to-date. pls consider this an old stub and contribute if you have time. note that current article on Ayya Tathaaloka is an original work! I created the original article in 2006 , long before it was deleted 2x for bogus reasons. Any site with identical text is a copy of my 2006 original work... which I'm happy that people find quotable. I just wish they would cite it as such, so that bots don't mistake this article for plagiarism.)

[זהו זה] [Ayya Tathaaloka], [Ayya Tathaaloka Bhikkhuni] Additional titles to this article: Tataaloka, Tathaaloka, Ayya Tathaaloka Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

[AYYA] Ayya [AYYA] Tathaaloka Bhikkhuni is an American-born Theravadan bhikkhuni and Buddhist teacher. Born "Heather Buske" in Washington, D.C., in 1968, she began monastic life at age 19, taking anagarika ordination at age 20.[1] Ayya Tathaaloka received the full bhikkhuni ordination in 1997, at a gathering of Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sanghas in Southern California. As of the 2006 Vassa, her "10th rain" (a traditional term for the annual three-month retreat) after taking higher ordination, she was eligible to be called Ajahn, the Thai veneration for senior monastics who teach. But, she still prefers "Ayya." She has studied in Korea, Thailand and other countries, and has taught around the world, including at Bhikkhuni Sangha University in South Korea.

Ayya Tathaaloka's mentor, Ajahn Maha Prasert of the Thai Forest Tradition, and many others encouraged her to open the first Theravadan women monastics' retreat in Northern California. In 2005, with community support, she opened Dhammadharini Vihara (a vihara is a monastic residence for retreat) in the Niles District of Fremont, California, United States, and began serving as Abbess. She was awarded the United Nations' 2006 Outstanding Women in Buddhism, at in Bangkok. She also presented a paper at the International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha, in Hamberg, Germany, August 2007.

See also

* Category:Theravada Buddhist monks * Category:Buddhist nuns * Ordination of Women: Buddhism * Bhante Henepola Gunaratana ("Bhante G") * Bhante Ratanansara * [AYYA] Ayya [זהו זה] Sucinta * Ayya Sudhamma * Dhammadharini Vihara * Abhayagiri Monastery

References

1. ^ "Ayya Tathaaloka". myspace.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

* [1] Ayya Tathaaloka's blog

External links

* Dhammadharini Vihara official website (evidently still under construction as of January 2007).

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Early life and studies
Ayya Tataaloka Bhikkhuni is an American-born Theravadan Bhikkhuni and Buddhist teacher. She began Monastic life in her 20s, studying in Thailand and other countries.

Ordination and Pioneering
She received bhikkhuni Ordination in 1997, at a gathering of Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sanghas in Southern California. Her mentor, Ajahn_Maha_Prasert, and many others encouraged her to open Dhammadharini_Vihara (a Vihara is a monastic residence for retreat), the first Theravadan women monastics' retreat in Northern California (Fremont,_California, United_States), where she began serving as Abbess in 2005. As of the 2006 Vassa, her 10th rain after taking Higher_ordination, she is eligible to be called Ajahn, the Thai veneration for senior monastics who teach, but still prefers "Ayya."

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DhammaWiki's "borrowed" article (retrieved from Wikipedia on 10/10/2008) from my original work (Sept 13, 2006):



Ayya Tathaaloka Bhikkhuni is an American born Theravadan bhikkhuni and Buddhist teacher. Born "Heather Buske" in Washington, D.C., in 1968, she began monastic life at age 19, taking anagarika ordination at age 20. Ayya Tathaaloka received the full bhikkhuni ordination in 1997, at a gathering of Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sanghas in Southern California. As of the 2006 Vassa, her "10th rain" (a traditional term for the annual three-month retreat) after taking higher ordination, she is eligible to be called Ajahn, the Thai veneration for senior monastics who teach. But, she still prefers "Ayya." She has studied in Korea, Thailand and other countries, and has has taught around the world, including at Bhikkhuni Sangha University in South Korea.

Ayya Tathaaloka's mentor, Ajahn Maha Prasert of the Thai Forest Tradition, and many others encouraged her to open the first Theravadan women monastics' retreat in Northern California. In 2005, with community support, she opened Dhammadharini Vihara (a vihara is a monastic residence) in the Niles District of Fremont, California, United States, and began serving as Abbess. She was awarded a 2006 Outstanding Women in Buddhism, at the United Nations in Bangkok. She also presented a paper at the International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha, in Hamberg, Germany, August 2007.

In 2009 at the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) she was the preceptor for the full ordination of 4 novice nuns. The ceremonies included the double ordination ceremony with monks included. Also in attendance were numerous lay people.