Ven. Sister Dhammadinna took robes in 1983 in the Theravada tradition after earning a science degree at U. Mass. She then moved to Burma with her teacher and remained in Asia for 21 years, studying with U Pandita Sayadaw and Ajahn Buddhadasa, among others, walking daily alms rounds, living a simple, monastic life and meditating in the forests and temples of Burma and Thailand.