Achievements
In 2005 she participated in the founding of the North American Bhikkhuni Association.
In 2006, on International Women's Day, she was recognized for her achievements as an Outstanding Woman in Buddhism at the United Nations in Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2007 she co-organized and hosted an "historic" meeting of nine bhikkhunis from various locations at her dwelling, the Carolina Buddhist Vihara, to recite Patimokkha (Code of Discipline) and to participate in a Kathina ceremony. This marked the first gathering of Theravada bhikkhunis outside of Asia to recite the Patimokkha (Code of Discipline), or to engage in any official act of Sangha ("Sangha-kamma"). As one participant stated,
- "The holding of this ceremony means that a Sangha– a Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha –now exists in America. We are no longer just scattered individuals, but have come together united and in harmony. This is the main significance of the Patimokkha Recitation Gathering. This is the first place that this has ever been done, in Theravada, outside of Asia. Following Sri Lanka, America has now become the second place where the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha has been revived and established."
Two days after the Patimokkha recitation, the group held a Kathina ceremony, another first achievement for Theravada bhikkhunis outside of Asia. It also was the largest gathering of Theravada bhikkhunis that had yet occurred in the USA, as they had not before gathered in groups larger than twos or threes.
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