Bhikkhuni Kusuma passes away

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Internationally acclaimed Buddhist scholar Bhikkhuni Dr Kusuma (92) passed away on Saturday (28th) night at a private hospital in Colombo.

Author of several books Venerable Bhikkhuni Kusuma represented Sri Lanka at a number of international Buddhist conferences and was considered a mother figure among the Theravada Buddhist nuns across the globe.

She was also the Abbess of the Ayya Khema International Meditation Centre, in Horana.

source:-dailymirror