News and Events
Sakyadhita Canada’s lunar letter is available: RESOURCES.
If you're in the Hamilton, Ontario area, Thich nu Tinh Quang's Winter Schedule is at www.zenbuddhistnun.blogspot.com.
when upon reflection no remorse arises:
with joy one harvests its fruits.
Activities
As Sakyadhita Canada continues to develop and expand a communications network among Buddhist women, it will provide and promote the activities of its members. As the aims and activities of SC become more widely known, this website will offer information on Buddhist women and a forum for sharing ideas, experiences, special projects, and research.
To have your special event information added to the website please contact us with the details.
January 2012
Three Theravādan samanerīs were ordained as bhikkhunīs on Oct. 17, 2011, at Spirit Rock, in Woodacre, California. Ayyā Nimmalā Bhikkhunī from Sati Saraniya Hermitage (Perth, Ontario) joined her bhikkhunī sisters, Ayyās Ānandabodhī and Santacittā, founders of Aloka Vihara in San Francisco, in receiving full ordination at the historic four hour ceremony.
About 400 friends, family members, supporters and 45 monastics of the Theravāda, Mahayāna, and Vajrayāna traditions from near and far gathered together in the meditation hall at Spirit Rock.
For more information you may visit the Sati Saraniya Hermitage website at: www.satisaraniya.ca and listen to a Dhamma talk that was given prior to the ordination by Ayya Medhanandi: www.box.net/shared/ltjoaodmo23bj1kafx2j.
January 2012
Little Heron Zen Hermitage: if you're in the Hamilton, Ontario area, Thich nu Tinh Quang's Winter Schedule for is at www.zenbuddhistnun.blogspot.com
SPONSORSHIP
Sakyadhita Canada is very happy to be sponsoring its first nun (bhikkhuni) to attend the 12th Sakyadhita International Conference
in Thailand in June 2011 (Conference Theme: Leading to Liberation). Please visit the website: www.sakyadhita.org
Bhikkhuni Upekkha (Ranjana Barua) was born in 1978 to a middle class traditional Theravada Buddhist family in the south part of India.
After the completion of her graduate studies in science (B.Sc – M.S.Cs) from India she requested to her teacher, Venerable K. Sangharakkita Mahathero
(Abbott of Ananda Buddha Vihar, Hyderabad, India) that she be sent to Taiwan for Bhikkhuni training. After ordaining as a novice in 2001 under Master
Ru Wu in Yuan Kuang Buddhist College (Tao Yuan, Taiwan) and studying for four years she received her diploma in the Chinese Mahayana tradition, Taiwan.
She ordained as a Bhikkhuni in 2008 under Master Ching Hsin at Kuang Temple (Kaoshiung, Taiwan). Venerable Upekkha has also received a MA in Pali and Buddhism,
from Kelaniya University in Sri Lanka.
Venerable Upekkha is currently doing her M.Phil and PhD research studies (Pali and Buddhist studies) at the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka.
She is a dedicated and committed nun and when asked what her goals are she replied:
As Venerable Upekkha is a student in Sri Lanka, and could not afford the air-ticket and other expenses for this conference,
we are delighted to support her and make this opportunity for her to meet, study, share the Dhamma and take part in this rich and exciting
international conference on Buddhist women.
