Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

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Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, b. 1945), ordained Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, is a Thai bhikkhuni|Buddhist nun. On February 28, 2003[1], Kabilsingh received full bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Sri Lanka. She earned a Ph.D. at Thammasat University in Bangkok and was a professor of Buddhist philosophy for twenty-seven years[2] and currently is abbot of the only temple in Thailand where there are fully ordained nuns[3].

Chatsumarn Kabilsingh
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Dhammananda Bhikkhuni at the Congress on Buddhist Women
Born 1945
Thailand
Occupation Buddhist nun
Religion Theravada Buddhism

References

  1. Kristin Barendsen. "Ordained at Last". Retrieved on May 17, 2008.
  2. "Tolstoy Lectures". James Madison University. Retrieved on May 17, 2008.
  3. David N. Snyder, Ph.D. "Who's Who in Buddhism". Retrieved on May 17, 2008.