Ayya Khema
1923–1997 · Berlin
About
Ayya Khema was a Buddhist teacher noted for providing opportunities for women to practice Buddhism, founding several centers around the world. In 1987, she helped coordinate the fi
Buddhist tradition
Theravāda
German, English
Biography
Ayya Khema was a Buddhist teacher noted for providing opportunities for women to practice Buddhism, founding several centers around the world. In 1987, she helped coordinate the first-ever Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women. Over two dozen books of her transcribed Dhamma talks in English and German have been published. In the last year of her life, she also published her autobiography: I Give You My Life.
Teachings & topics
MeditationMindfulnessCompassionLiberation
Lineage & relations
Teachers
Khantipālo
Teacher
Bibliography
- Know where you're going2014 · Wisdom Publications
- Vô ngã vô ưu2009 · NXB Phương Đông
- Visible here and now2001 · Shambhala
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