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Triple Bhikkhuni Ordination

Samaneris Kathrin Vimalañāṇī, Kosalla Vipassini, and Pārāyanā Sirī will be ordained as Bhikkhunis tomorrow, 17th of March 2018, at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in California. Their preceptor is Ayya Gunasari, one of the world’s very few Burmese Bhikkhunis, and the monks…
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Update on Tilorien Monastery building works

We are very happy to inform you that the new monastery building is going into it’s final phase: After the basement has been built and all parts of the upper structure have been pre-fabricated in the constructor’s workshop everything is…
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Please Stop!

By Ayya Vimala As a nun you are not only a pioneer, with much less support than the monks, both spiritually and financially and often don’t have a place to stay. Many monks pretend you don’t exist or treat you…
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Theragāthā—Discussions

The video series “Dhammathreads” with Bhante Sujato & friends offers some discussions about the verses of the Elder monks, the Theragāthā, in Bhante Sujato’s new English translation. These lovely recordings were made some time ago already and are now being published on YouTube. We…
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Planting trees and a hedge at Tilorien Monastery

Last weekend we were planting some trees and a hedge on the land of Tilorien Monastery. Our local supporter had nicely prepared everything, so that when we gathered for this “busy bee” weekend the helpers knew exactly what they had…
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Tilorien Monastery Update—“Busy Bee” Weekend

Dear friends, after a long period of waiting & hoping the groundwork on the monastery land in Engreux will finally start—all the work and efforts made by many people are now paying off! We would like to thank everyone involved for…
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Meeting with Theravada AG Germany

The Tilorien community was invited to join this fall’s Theravada AG meeting at a lovely little Thai temple in Langenselbold, near Frankfurt a. M., and to give a presentation about our monastery project and our work for SuttaCentral. Theravada AG…
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Reaction to article in Boeddhistisch Dagblad

Original article Some time ago, I placed an article about the value of Sangha in the Boeddhistisch Dagblad, the leading Buddhist newspaper in the Netherlands. This caused a storm of negative reactions, which made me realize that many people do not…
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