About the Talk

Vesak is the most sacred holy day of Theravada Buddhism, and is widely celebrated throughout Asia every year on the full moon of the ancient lunar month of Vesakha. This year, Vesak falls on May 7. 

On Vesak (or Buddha Day) Buddhists commemorate the birth of the Buddha-to-be, Siddhattha Gotama, his Enlightenment at the age of 35 when he became the Buddha, and his final 'passing' into Nirvana at the age of 80. 

In these complex, difficult times, Ayya Sudhamma will offer a talk connecting the significance of Vesak to the conditions we are facing today, and exploring what Buddha’s teachings can offer to us now.

Join the talk on the EBS Zoom platform on Friday, May 8, 2020 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The Zoom meeting link is:  https://zoom.us/j/99485848205 If asked for the Meeting ID: 994 8584 8205.

The talk is free, but we welcome donations to support Charlotte Buddhist Vihara or EBS at www.ebslr.org/donations

About Ayya Sudhamma:

Ayya Sudhamma grew up in Charlotte, NC and practiced law in San Francisco for several years. She embraced Buddhism in 1993, when an encounter with cancer offered her a difficult lesson in impermanence.

She joined the monastic community in 1997, and after several years as a novice, she gained full Bhikkhuni ordination in Sri Lanka in 2003, becoming the first Western woman to do so in that country. Currently, she serves as abbess at the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara. She resides there as an alms-mendicant, teaching meditation and Buddhist suttas, offering spiritual counseling, and conducting traditional Southeast Asian Buddhist rituals. Her teaching style is direct and energetic. With clarity and insight she guides participants to deeper understandings of classic Buddhist teachings.