Ajahn Sundara | |
| Ajahn Sundara was born in France in 1946. She studied dance in England and in France. In her early thirties, after working for a few years as a dancer and teacher of contemporary dance, she had the opportunity whilst living and studying in England to attend a talk and later, a retreat led by Ajahn Sumedho. |
His teachings and experiences of the monastic way of life in the Forest tradition resonated deeply. Before long, this led to a visit to Chithurst Monastery in England where in 1979 she asked to join the monastic community as one of the first four women novices. In 1983 she was given the Going Forth as a Sīladhāra (10 precept nun) by Ajahn Sumedho. After spending 5 years at Chithurst Monastery she went to live at Amaravati Monastery where she participated in the establishment of the nuns’ community. From 1995 until 1998 she spent 3 years deepening her practice, mostly in Thai Forest Monasteries. In 2000 after spending a year as the senior incumbent of the nuns community at the Devon vihara, she came to the States where she was based at Abhayagiri Monastery. She lives at present at Amaravati Monastery.
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