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Sept. 29 marked the 2nd Annual International Bikkhuni Day. Nuns from the Sravasti Abbey, in Newport, were recognized at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane.
Sept. 29 marked the 2nd Annual International Bikkhuni Day. Nuns from the Sravasti Abbey, in Newport, were recognized at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane.

Why are Western women shaving their heads and donning the robes of the Dalai Lama? What is it like to commit to a monastic life? How do women end up making this choice? What can lay people learn from them as they reflect on their own spiritual choices?

These and other questions will be explored on Nov. 2 from 1-5 p.m. when the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane and the Alliance for Bhikkhunis host Buddhist nuns from Sravasti Abbey at the church, 4340 W. Fort Wright Dr.

In facilitated discussion, the nuns will share their stories and invite sharing from the audience. The program will also include meditation, small group discussion, and a talk by Venerable Thubten Chodron, founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery near Newport.

The Spokane area supports one of the few communities of fully ordained Buddhist nuns in America. Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition established for Western students who wish to pursue a monastic lifestyle. The community has seven fully ordained nuns and three novices, according to a press release.

People of all traditions are invited to take part in the day’s activities. There is no admission charge, and donations towards the work of Sravasti Abbey or the Alliance of Bhikkhunis will be accepted.

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Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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