24/03/2024
Namo Buddhāya! Dear Venerables & Dhamma relatives, warm welcome to join us this Phagguṇa Puṇṇamī Full Moon Uposatha March 24th-25th in Commemorating the Parinibbāna of Venerable Bhikkhunī Rāhulamātā Bimbā Yasodharā Therī, also known as the Most Venerable Bhaddakaccānā Therī - commended by the Buddha as his Foremost Bhikkhunī Disciple in Mahā Abhiñña. 🙏🙏🙏 May the Buddha Sāsana flourish and last long, for the benefit and happiness of the many! Sādhu! Sādhu! Sādhu! Anumodamā!
"Launching of Awareness" 🙏🙏🙏 Blessings of Sanghānusati!
Warm welcome to join our Dhammadharini Sangha in commemorating the anniversary of the Parinibbāna of great awakened arahantī disciple of the Buddha, Venerable Bhikkhunī Yasodharā (Bhaddā Kaccānā) Therī, Monday March 25th Full Moon Uposatha
Monday March 25, 7-8pm PDT Pacific (California) Time
Register to join on Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/DD-Yasodhara
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We will be sharing a new discovery for the final week of , as we continue to learn about and share the "HerStory" of the ancient Women Disciples of the Buddha.
We will be remembering a great Bhikkhunī who was known by several names….
~The Venerable Bhaddā Kaccānā Therī: For decades she was renowned as one of the Buddha's long-established and outstanding fully-awakened arahant disciples, established by the Buddha as his bhikkhunī disciple "foremost in attainment of great direct knowledge" (mahābhiññapattānam).Bimbā Yasodharā:
~As princess and wife of the Bodhisatta, before he went forth and awakened as the Buddha.
~Rāhulamātā: As the mother of the Bodhisatta’s son Rāhula.
We've learned that this Phagguṇa Punnamī full moon Uposatha has been passed down in Pāli-text manuscript traditions long-preserved in southern, central and northern Thailand as the date of her Parinibbāna.
Here at Dhammadharini, Ayya Tathālokā Therī (and we) learned of these long-standing Pāli manuscript traditions—and recorded within them this very special commemorative date—just on the eve of entering our winter retreat this year. So, this year will be a launching of awareness and remembrance for us—an enormously powerful time for reflecting on Nibbāna. A most suitable conclusion to Women's History Month, and to our focus on stream entry, with its natural culmination in the ultimate, Parinibbāna.
During the evening program on Monday March 25th, we’ll have a special time of learning and reflection about Venerable Bhaddā Kaccānā Therī - a launching of awareness. Please join us in this special time of together.
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🙏 image and text credits, with anumodana
"Bimbā Nibbāna" cloth painting of "ภิมพาณิภาณ" (พิมพานิพพาน) "Bimbā Nibbāna," 19th Century Thai (Rattanakosin) at Walters Art Museum Baltimore USA courtesy of the online exhibition of the Walters Museum (noting the mislabeling as "The Buddha Attains Parinirvana"):
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/14478/the-buddha-attains-parinirvana/
Published freely under CC0 1.0 DEED/ CC0 1.0 Universal "Creative Commons Zero": https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
พระภิมพานิพพาน “Venerable Bimbā Nibbāna” manuscript image courtesy of กรมศิลปากร The Fine Arts Department scan of the พระภิมพานิพพาน “Phra Bimbā Nibbāna” manuscript image from Wat Payakkaram in Suphanburi, Thailand:
https://www.finearts.go.th/storage/contents/2021/02/file/XAMU3UYwz4DuWMBcvT2TLz9cpUAwokRDfJjEkduW.pdf
Quoted text adapted from พระภัททากัจจานาเถรี หรือ พระนางพิมพาภิกษุณีเถรี พระเอตทัคคะผู้เป็นเลิศในอภิญญา “Phra Bhaddākaccānā Therī also known as Queen Bimbā Bhikkhunī Therī, Phra Etadagga, who is excellent in Abhinñā”: https://www.kammatan.com/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=lcivkk5kgkguo7jamsfi7e99d5&topic=2394.msg9936
