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Dhammadharini
Women's Buddhist monastic community in Sonoma County
Women Upholding the Dhamma
Dhammadharini is a spiritual destination for women to
train as monastics in the Theravada tradition and
lay visitors to practice and volunteer.
Meet our monastics
Join Dhammadharini for Bhikkhuni Upasampada (full ordination) and Samaneri Pabbajja (novice ordination)
Offering an outdoor Dana Sala pavilion at Dhammadharini Monastery for our community
Aug 08, 8:00 AM PDT – Oct 20, 9:00 AM PDTZoomJoin in Dhammadharini’s Vassa by joining for practice on the Uposatha lunar observance days.
"According to the Buddha’s teaching, our best chance for enlightenment is not in a heavenly realm, but here in midst of elements and aggregates, within these bodies which age and sicken, among the earth, rain, wind, fire and consciousness elements. We wake up here, not in another ideal place. This is the ideal place."
— Ayya Tathaloka, Founding Teacher