Ayya Sudhamma: The Power of the Therigatha
Channel: Vimalanyani Bhikkhuni
Date: 2021-05-20

Ayya Sudhamma is interviewed by Ayya Vimalanyani about her decades of studying and teaching the Therigatha. She speaks about the transformative power of the poems, her inspiration, and the internal struggles she went through during the recent literary scandal. Ayya Sudhamma's Therigatha website: https://therigatha.org/

Listen to Ayya Sudhamma chant the epithets of the Buddha: https://youtu.be/I44uYxK3RpU

Reserve your space for the Finding Sanctuary Discussion Panel on May 16th: https://therigathafestival.net/finding-sanctuary/

Bhikkhunī Sudhammā Therī, previously an attorney, received novice ordination from Bhante Gunaratana at Bhavana Society in 1999, and higher ordination from the Bhikkhuni Sangha in Sri Lanka in 2003. She led the Carolina Buddhist Vihara in Greenville, SC for 8 years; in 2013, Ayyā Sudhammā established Charlotte Buddhist Vihara in her hometown, Charlotte, NC. https://www.charlottebuddhistvihara.org/