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Dear list members,
An afternoon seminar with
the Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni is being organized
for Saturday 13th December 2008 at University of Sydney.
The seminar Bhikkhunis
in Buddhism: The Lost Feminine is provisionally
scheduled for 2.00pm - 6.00 pm. Those interested in
presenting short papers or being involved in organizing this
event please contact:
Dr Paul Fuller
p.fullere@usyd.edu.au
Ph: 02 9351 4182
Kind regards,
AABS Executive
Venerable
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Dr Chatsumarn Kabilsingh
(Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni) holds an MA in Religious
Studies from McMaster University and a PhD in Buddhist Studies
from Magadh University. She has spent 30 years teaching at
McMaster University and Thammasat University.
In 2001 she received ordination in Sri Lanka. Venerable
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni is now abbot of Songdhammakalyani
Monastery, the only monastery for Bhikkhunis (female monastics)
in Thailand. She is also the first Theravada Bhikkhuni in
Thailand.
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