Ayya Ānandabodhī

Ayya Ānandabodhī was born and raised in Wales, UK. She began her monastic training at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery under the guidance of Ajahn Sumedho.

After 17 years, she moved to the United States with the aspiration of creating more opportunities for women wishing to renounce worldly life. In 2011, she received full bhikkhunī ordination and today leads the small monastery Parayana Vihara.

Ayya Ānandabodhī loves sharing the Dhamma, and her practice is guided by the early Buddhist scriptures, life within the monastic community, and the pure and direct Dhamma of nature.