Mural of Bhikkhuni Sangha at Wat Poh, Bangkok

From the full moon of September 2016 to the full moon of September 2017 there will be worldwide commemorations of the 2600th Year Anniversary of the Bhikkhuni Sangha. Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery will celebrate this auspicious occasion on September 3, the date of our Almsgiving Ceremony.

Read more details in Ayya Tathaaloka’s letter at Alliance for Bhikkhunis website.

Sangha Sobhana Gatha

for the Long Life of the Sasana & the Illumintation and Beauty of the Sangha

A bhikkhu consummate in moral virtue,
A bhikkhuni who is widely learned,
A male lay disciple who has faith,
And a confident female lay disciple,
These illuminate the Sangha,
These are the beautifiers of the Sangha.