Ayya Khema was the first Western woman to be ordained as a Theravadin Buddhist nun. As such, she has served as a model and inspiration for women from all the Buddhist traditions who have thought to receive the practice of women´s monasticism. Her lucid and practical books have made her a teacher of international rnown. In I give you my life she shares the intriguing details of her life before she became Ayya Khema.
