シスタージーナについて アイルランド生まれ、オランダ育ちで ホテル経営やヨガ教師経歴の後 1985年に福井県にある曹洞宗宝慶寺専門僧堂で得度し、 3年間坐禅と托鉢中心の修行生活を送られました。 修行中日本語の壁を感じておられたころ、ティク・ナット・ハンのことを知り 1990年にヨーロッパに戻りプラムヴィレッジのサンガに加わられました。 1992年にはベトナム禅の伝統のもとでタイより比丘尼として具足戒を授かり、 1998年よりプラムヴィレッジの法密寺の住職を務められています。 Sr Jina is the Abbess of Dharma Nectar Temple in Plum Village France, one of Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh’s retreat communities. She was originally ordained into the Soto Zen tradition at Houkyouji, Fukui Prefecture, in 1985. After staying there three years, she returned to Europe and joined the Plum Village sangha in 1990. She subsequently received full Bhiksuni ordination into the Vietnamese Zen tradition in 1992 from Thich Nhat Hanh. She has been the Abbess of Dharma Nectar Temple since 1998.
Bhikkhuni Thich Chan Thoai Nghiem has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 1992. She was ordained as a nun in 1993, received full ordination in 1996, and has been a Dharma teacher since 1999. Before ordaining as a nun, she studied and worked in the field of computing as a programmer, systems analyst, and systems engineer. From 1980 – 1993, she was one of the leaders of the Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association in Sacramento, California and also of the Northern California region. This association is an organization for the young Vietnamese Buddhists to learn about Buddhism and deepen their understanding of Vietnamese culture. In 2000, she was appointed by the Plum Village Sangha to set up Deer Park Monastery in Southern California. Since 2001, she has led retreats worldwide, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Thailand, Vietnam, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. From 2005-2009, she was part of a team of Plum Village Dharma teachers responsible for training about 400 novice monks and nuns in Vietnam and teaching the art of mindful living in Southeast Asia. She is currently living and practicing in Plum Village, France, where she continues to play the role of a senior Dharma teacher, teaching and sharing the practice with young novices and lay retreatants alike.