Vesak is the most sacred holy day of Theravada Buddhism. Also called Visakha Puja or Wesak, Vesak is an observation of the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of the historical Buddha. Visakha is the name of the fourth month of the Indian lunar calendar, and “puja” means “religious service.” So, “Visakha Puja” can be translated […]

    SOURCE: https://snfwrenms.wordpress.com/ Editor’s Note: this is the first part in a three-part series in which Bhikkhu Bodhi looks at the issues involved in the revival of the Bhikkhunī ordination in the Theravāda tradition. It forms the first chapter in his essay: The Revival of Bhikkhunī Ordination in the Theravāda Tradition. The whole booklet […]

Brief introduction about Bhikkhuni Susantā and the establishment of Khemārāma Bhikkhunī Susantā (original name is Lien H.T.) is a disciple of Most Venerable Vien Minh. In 1994, after having no attachment for the worldly life, Miss Lien was ordained to be a Buddhist nun by her master and given Nhu Lien as her dhamma name. […]

PREFACE Placidity dwelling in the miraculous Path Tranquillity leading to the Nibbāna. Khemārāma (or Tinh An Lan Nha) is a name of a monastery being erected to create suitable conditions for all women longing to practise the Therāvāda Buddism in Viet Nam. “Khema” means “purity, tranquillity, placidity”. The ultimately placid state is called Nibbāna, which […]