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Ajahn Candasiri is a senior nun (Siladhara) in the Thai Forest Tradition of Thai Theravada Buddhism. Born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1947 she became an occupational therapist in the mental health field after graduating from a university. Having been raised as a Christian she later as an adult began to take an interest in the teaching of the Buddha. In 1977 after exploring several meditation traditions she met Ajahn Sumedho in the United Kingdom and was introduced to the Dhamma.