We are very pleased to announce the public ordination of the following seven women at Akashavana Retreat Centre.

Public Preceptor Punyamala:

Cait Hughes becomes Dānajotī (Pali)
Official westernised spelling: Danajoti
Name meaning: ”She whose light is generosity”
Private Preceptor: Maitrisara

Tracey Dibble becomes Prajñāśrī (Sanskrit)
Official westernised spelling: Prajnashri
Name meaning: ”She who has the radiance of wisdom”
Private Preceptor: Santasiddhi

Inge Heathfield becomes Candramaitrī (Sanskrit)
Official westernised spelling: Candramaitri
Name meaning: ”She whose love is like the moon”
Private Preceptor: Sucimani

Rachel Rowe becomes Śraddhātārā (Sanskrit)
Official westernised spelling: Shraddhatara
Name meaning: ”She who is a guiding star of faith”
Private Preceptor: Dayanandi


Public Preceptor Maitreyi:

Allie Gulliver becomes Apāracittā (Sanskrit)
Official westernised spelling: Aparacitta
Name meaning: ”She whose heart or mind is boundless (like the sea or sky) “
Private Preceptor: Moksini

Jane Garratt becomes Prajñānandi (Sanskrit)
Official westernised spelling: Prajnanandi
Name meaning: ”She whose joy is wisdom”
Private Preceptor: Vijayasri

Vicki Clark becomes Dhammacittā (Pali)
Official westernised spelling: Dhammacitta
Name meaning: ”She who is or has a heart or mind of or about the Dharma”
Private Preceptor: Padmasuri

SADHU, SADHU, SADHU!