dalle nostre sorelle Bhikkhuni responsabili dell Alliance for Bhikkhunis : November 21, 2013 Dear friends of Alliance for Bhikkhunis Beginning on the full moon day of September 21^st, 2013, we have been engaged with this year’s 3^rd Annual Bhikkhuni Day (IBD). We are happy to report that this year’s worldwide celebration was once again a great success! At last count, there were sixteen events hosted across the globe. This year, the AFB board of directors elected to remember and honor the contribution of the Seven Sisters (Theris), a remarkable story of spiritual friendship and accomplishment in the time of the Buddha that laid the foundation for today’s regeneration of the bhikkhuni sangha. Your generous contribution of time, energy and money during this year’s event and over the last six years is greatly appreciated. Please visit our new website at: bhikkhuni.net. There you will find full information about this year’s IBD as well as past year’s happenings. You will also find a map of this year’s reported IBD events. Though this year’s International Bhikkhuni Day (IBD) celebration is winding down, we invite you to consider becoming an IBD Ambassador for next year’s event. Our goal is to raise $5000 by the end of this fiscal year, March 2014. If you would like to foster gender-equality in Dhamma, please donate so that you can help us provide the much-needed support for the worldwide bhikkhuni sangha. This would greatly increase bhikkhuni teachings and future ordinations widely accessible across the globe. We urge you to please consider making a direct contribution of $50 - $100. However any donation, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated. You can do this easily at our new dana/donation page: bhikkhuni.net/support/. We believe you will find this act of generosity and service as meaningful and uplifting as we do. We are grateful for your spontaneous and continued support for Bhikkhunis. May you rejoice in the merit of contributing to this worthy cause. The mission of Alliance for Bhikkhunis: * Work diligently toward the establishment and support of a thriving Theravada bhikkhuni sangha in the U.S. and abroad * Encourage the emergence of bhikkhuni dhamma teachers and support them as they enter communities who are new to the Buddha’s teachings. * Develop community-based viharas which address the practical spiritual needs of families and individuals, enabling lay practitioners to integrate the dhamma into every facet of their life. AfB is still working hard to carry out this mission, even in these uncertain and economically challenged times. None of this would be possible without your valued support. Besides our AfB web page, our Facebook page (https://facebook/AllianceforBhikkhunis) is quite active and also getting many visitors for current news and events in the bhikkhuni world. We invite you to visit and interact with other AfB supporters from around the world. As always you can contact us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) . Thank you once again for your continued support. We wish you peace and metta, Susmita Barua, President Michael Bratton, Vice President Masha Morrow, Secretary Donna McCarthy, Treasurer Photo: The Pluralism Project (pluralism.org/photosets/view/1128) Venerable Sudhamma Bhikkhuni receives the honor of carrying the Buddhist relic at one of the inauguration celebrations held at the Wat Lao Buddharam Temple in Charlotte, North Carolina. ======================================== Copyright © 2013 Alliance for Bhikkhunis, All rights reserved. You have received this message because you provided your email address to the Alliance for Bhikkhunis Mailing List. By supplying your information, you grant the Alliance for Bhikkhunis permission to occasionally send you messages containing news, issues and events related to bhikkhuni activities, challenges, achievements and history. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please click on unsubscribe. If you need assistance, please contact us by clicking on [email protected] Copyright © 2010 Alliance for Bhikkhunis. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Alliance for Bhikkhunis P.O. Box 1058 Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1058 USA Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp mailchimp/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=d081c03c356665756e3a8ac94&afl=1 ** friend on Facebook (#) ** forward to a friend (us1.forward-to-friend2/forward?u=d081c03c356665756e3a8ac94&id=153e592732&e=acd886b000) ** unsubscribe from this list (bhikkhuni.us1.list-manage/unsubscribe?u=d081c03c356665756e3a8ac94&id=33f0ac425d&e=acd886b000&c=153e592732) ** update subscription preferences (bhikkhuni.us1.list-manage/profile?u=d081c03c356665756e3a8ac94&id=33f0ac425d&e=acd886b000)
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