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Dhammadharini
Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic community
San Francisco North Bay

Fire Safety Campaign
Protecting Aranya Bodhi Hermitage
2026 Fundraising Goal: $30,000–$40,000
Road repairs · shaded fuel breaks · fire season readiness
Our goal this year is to raise $30,000–$40,000 to cover essential road repairs and create shaded fuel breaks that help protect Aranya Bodhi Hermitage.
This work is vital for maintaining safe evacuation routes and helping firefighters protect the surrounding forest during fire season, which typically lasts from May through November.
Your support helps fund:
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Essential road repairs
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Emergency access maintenance
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Shaded fuel breaks
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Fire abatement work
Every contribution helps protect the forest, the hermitage, and those who practice there.

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Community Blogs
Writings of Venerable Ayya Tathālokā Mahātherī

Looking back at 2025 with Dhammadharini
Event Highlights: A Look Back at Our Sacred Gathering
Footsteps of Mahapajapati Gotami | Honoring Women in Dhamma Carika
Reflecting & Sharing about the “Footsteps of Mahapajapati: Honoring Women in Dhamma” Pilgrimage

ONGOING EVENTS

Tuesday Evening Meditation & Dhamma TalkOngoingZoom
Sunday Morning Guided Meditation & QuestionsOngoingZoom and In-person at Dhammadharini
Sunday Afternoon Read & Discuss The Buddha's TeachingsOngoingZoom and In-person at Dhammadharini
Tuesday Petaluma Alms RoundOngoingPetaluma
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Dhammadharini means
"Upholding the Dhamma" in the feminine form
We are a community of seekers, supporters, practitioners and teachers inspired by the Theravada Forest and Insight traditions, the Early Buddhist teachings of Mindfulness & Insight, and the Bhikkhunis' way of monastic life.
"According to the Buddha’s teaching, our best chance for enlightenment is not in a heavenly realm, but here in midst of elements and aggregates, within these bodies which age and sicken, among the earth, rain, wind, fire and consciousness elements. We wake up here, not in another ideal place.
This is the ideal place."
— Ayya Tathālokā, Founding Teacher










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