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[[sīladharā]], [[ten-precept Nuns]];  This history of the unique {{Wiki|community}} of [[Theravāda]] [[nuns]] known as sīladharā, based at [[Amaravati]] and Chithurst [[Buddhist]] [[monasteries]] is presented in two parts. The history from its inception in the late 1970s until the years 2000 appeared in [[Buddhist Studies]] Review 23(1). This second part gives the most recent developments in the order, from 2000 to the {{Wiki|present}} day, plus reflections on the {{Wiki|future}}. The research is based on personal interview with founding members of the order as well as email, telephone and written {{Wiki|communications}} with [[nuns]] {{Wiki|past}} and {{Wiki|present}}. It considers the implications of the revived [[bhikkhunī]] [[ordination]] for the sīladharā and addresses the possibilities for the {{Wiki|future}}. It describes the founding of a parallel order of [[Theravāda]] [[nuns]] in {{Wiki|Western Australia}}, with some significant differences to the UK [[nuns]]. It concludes that in attempting a [[form]] of [[monasticism]] for women, giving all the advantages of [[renunciation]] but at the same [[time]] negotiating the difficult {{Wiki|synthesis}} of {{Wiki|Western}} expectations, [[traditional]] [[Theravāda]] {{Wiki|cultural}} norms and the [[monastic]] rule itself, it has largely succeeded.
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[[sīladharā]], [[ten-precept Nuns]];  This history of the unique {{Wiki|community}} of [[Theravāda]] [[nuns]] known as [[sīladharā]], based at [[Amaravati]] and [[Chithurst Buddhist monasteries]] is presented in two parts. The history from its inception in the late 1970s until the years 2000 appeared in [[Buddhist Studies]] Review 23(1). This second part gives the most recent developments in the order, from 2000 to the {{Wiki|present}} day, plus reflections on the {{Wiki|future}}. The research is based on personal interview with founding members of the order as well as email, telephone and written {{Wiki|communications}} with [[nuns]] {{Wiki|past}} and {{Wiki|present}}. It considers the implications of the revived [[bhikkhunī ordination]] for the [[sīladharā]] and addresses the possibilities for the {{Wiki|future}}. It describes the founding of a parallel order of [[Theravāda nuns]] in {{Wiki|Western Australia}}, with some significant differences to the UK [[nuns]]. It concludes that in attempting a [[form]] of [[monasticism]] for women, giving all the advantages of [[renunciation]] but at the same [[time]] negotiating the difficult {{Wiki|synthesis}} of {{Wiki|Western}} expectations, [[traditional]] [[Theravāda]] {{Wiki|cultural}} norms and the [[monastic rule]] itself, it has largely succeeded.
 
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sīladharā, ten-precept Nuns; This history of the unique community of Theravāda nuns known as sīladharā, based at Amaravati and Chithurst Buddhist monasteries is presented in two parts. The history from its inception in the late 1970s until the years 2000 appeared in Buddhist Studies Review 23(1). This second part gives the most recent developments in the order, from 2000 to the present day, plus reflections on the future. The research is based on personal interview with founding members of the order as well as email, telephone and written communications with nuns past and present. It considers the implications of the revived bhikkhunī ordination for the sīladharā and addresses the possibilities for the future. It describes the founding of a parallel order of Theravāda nuns in Western Australia, with some significant differences to the UK nuns. It concludes that in attempting a form of monasticism for women, giving all the advantages of renunciation but at the same time negotiating the difficult synthesis of Western expectations, traditional Theravāda cultural norms and the monastic rule itself, it has largely succeeded.