Ajahn Sundara
Born in France, Ajahn Sundara ordained in the Theravada tradition as an eight-precept nun at Chithurst Monastery in England in 1979. In 1983 she received the ten-precept ordination and went to live at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. Subsequently, she resided at Wat Marp Jun in Thailand and recently returned to England to become the abbess of a new nunnery in Devon. (Photo courtesy of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery)
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