Founding teacher: Ven Bhikkhuni Sumangala Venerable Sumangala Bhikkhuni, supported by a group of Buddhist practitioners founded Ariya Vihara, which was officially registered on 10 August 2015. Currently, we are operating from a corner shoplot, generously offered by a kind dayika to be used by (Aloka Foundation & later Ariya Vihara) for the promotion of Dhamma teaching. Our first program was the Thursday night Metta Bahavana session and then follow by the Ariya Rainbow Kidz Program. As more programs were offered and participants increased, there is constraint in space especially for trainees and bhikkhunis during vassa period.
