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Venerable Pannavati, Groundbreaking African American Theravada Bhikkhuni and Respected Nonsectarian Teacher, Has Died

Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni, a former Christian pastor ordained in both the Theravada  and Chan Buddhist traditions who was a lineage holder in the Zen Peacemaker Order and a follower of Vajrayana Rinpoche Zhaxi Zhouma, died on Thursday, February 26, at 1:30 p.m.. A shared statement from the Heartwood Mandala community in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where she was spiritual leader and cofounding teacher, reads: “Our dearest teacher Venerabl…
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review broke the news in on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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