Songdhammakalyani Monastery
Songdhammakalyani Monastery is a temple and monastery of Bhikkhuni in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. It was founded in 1960 by Ven. Ta Tao Fa Tzu. The monastery was originally known Wat Songdhammakalyani."
The Abbess of Songdhammakalyani Monastery is Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the daughter of the founder Ven. Ta Tao Fa Tzu. Venerable Dhammananda had previously been an author on Buddhism and was the first Thai woman to receive full ordination as a Theravada nun. Varanggana Vanavichayen, the first female monk ordained in Thailand, was ordained in Songdhammakalyani Monastery in 2002.
