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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = Kusama.jpg | |image = Kusama.jpg | ||
|name = Kusuma Devendra | |name = Kusuma Devendra | ||
|birth_place = Sri Lanka | |birth_place = Sri Lanka | ||
− | |nationality = | + | |nationality = Sri Lanka |
|education = Ph.D. | |education = Ph.D. | ||
|alma_mater = Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka | |alma_mater = Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka | ||
− | |occupation = Abbot of | + | |occupation = Abbot of Ayya Khema International Meditation Centre |
− | |home_town = | + | |home_town = Horana, Sri Lanka |
|known_for = Buddhist nun, author, teacher | |known_for = Buddhist nun, author, teacher | ||
|religion = Buddhism, Theravada | |religion = Buddhism, Theravada | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | '''Bhikkhuni Kusuma, Ph.D.''' is a fully ordained [[bhikkhuni]] from [[Sri Lanka]] who has pioneered the re-establishment the [[Theravada]] Female Buddhist Order in Sri Lanka, 1000 years after the Order died out. She has taken upon herself the task of carrying on the efforts of her mentor, Sister [[Ayya Khema]], in establishing the Ayya Khema International Buddhist Mandir in Sri Lanka. |
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+ | She currently lives at [[Ayya Khema International Meditation Centre]], Horana, Sri Lanka. | ||
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+ | [[Category:Ayyas]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Modern Teachers]] |
Revision as of 03:27, 11 May 2010
Bhikkhuni Kusuma, Ph.D. is a fully ordained bhikkhuni from Sri Lanka who has pioneered the re-establishment the Theravada Female Buddhist Order in Sri Lanka, 1000 years after the Order died out. She has taken upon herself the task of carrying on the efforts of her mentor, Sister Ayya Khema, in establishing the Ayya Khema International Buddhist Mandir in Sri Lanka.
She currently lives at Ayya Khema International Meditation Centre, Horana, Sri Lanka.