The Nuns Community

The Order of Siladharã (Ten Precept Nuns) began in 1979 with the Anagarikã Ordination (Eight Precept Nuns) of four Western women at Chithurst Monastery.

For the first five years, the women lived as Anagarikã, in a cottage about ten minutes walk from the main monastery.

In 1983 they were given the Ten Precepts, and in the following year, all of the nuns - by then four Siladharã and four Anagarikã - moved to Amaravati Monastery, which was to be their new residence.

Since then a training structure has been established, consisting of the Ten Precepts and additional observances.