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Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (born Chatsumarn Kabilsingh in October 6 1944) is a Thai Buddhist nun. On February 28 2003 Kabilsingh received full bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Sri Lanka making her the first Thai woman to receive full ordination as a Theravada nun in Dharmaguptaka ordination lineage. She was ordained in Sri LankaShe is Abbess of Wat Songkhammakalayani the only temple in Thailand where there are fully ordained nuns.
