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Dhammadharini
Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic community
San Francisco North Bay
Dhammadharini means
"Upholding the Dhamma" in the female form
We are a community of seekers, supporters, practitioners and teachers inspired by the Theravada Forest and Insight traditions, the Early Buddhist teachings of Mindfulness & Insight, and the Bhikkhunis' way of monastic life.
Meet our monastics
Join in Dhammadharini’s winter retreat with day-long online retreats on the Uposatha lunar observance days.
Offering an outdoor Dana Sala pavilion at Dhammadharini Monastery for our community
"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
