Timline the last 100 years

Timeline - The last 100 years
To track the historical development of Theravada and the bhikkhu and bhikkhuni sangha, a time line for the last 100 years is presented below:

1899
First Western Theravada monk (Gordon Douglas) ordains, in Myanmar.
c.1900
Ven. Ajahn Mun and Ven. Ajahn Sao revive the forest meditation tradition in Thailand.
1904
Ven. Nyanatiloka ordains in Sri Lanka. He later establishes the Island Hermitage, the earliest bhikkhu training monastery for western monks.
1908
Ven Ananda Metteya (Allan Bennet) leads Buddhist mission to UK
1940
The first Vietnamese Theravada temple, Buu Quang Temple (Ratana Ramsyarama), is established in Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon ). The abbot, Ven. Bhikkhu Ho Tong (Vansarakkhita), had been ordained in Cambodia by Ven. Bhikkhu Chuon Nath, the Cambodian Sangharaja.
The Nepalese Ven Amritananda ordained as bhikkhu in Colombo.
1943
First vihara in modern Nepalese history established on Swayambhu Hill by Ven. Dhammaloka Thera.
1947
Mahasi Sayadaw becomes head teacher at a government-sponsored meditation center in Yangon, Myanmar.
1951
Sister Dhammadinna, an American nun ordained in Sri Lanka, comes to Australia and conducts first Vesak ceremony in that country.
The Ven K Sri Dhammananda arrives in Malaysia from Sri Lanka.
1954
Myanmar government sponsors a Sixth Council in Yangon.
First Indonesian bhikkhu in 500 years ordained in Myanmar as Ven Jinarakkhita.
London Buddhist Vihara opened by Sri Lankan bhikkhus.
1956
William Purfurst of England ordains as Ven. Kapilavuddho in Thailand.
In India, Ambedkar leads a mass-conversion of hundreds of thousands of the Dalit caste into Buddhism.
1957
Mission from Myanmar arrives in vihara in Moji, Japan.
Sri Lankan monks set up the Berlin Buddhist Vihara in Germany.
1958
The German Ven. Nyanaponika Thera establishes the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka to publish English-language books on Theravada Buddhism.
Two Germans ordain at the Royal Thai Embassy in London, becoming the first to take full Theravada ordination in the West.
1959
First Indonesians Vens. Jinaputta and Jinapiya ordained on Indonesian soil.
1965
Washington (D.C.) Buddhist Vihara founded -- first Theravada monastic community in the USA.
1966
Thais establish Wat Buddhapadipa in the UK.
1970
All-India Bhikkhu Sangha formed under Ven Jagdish Kashyap.
1973
Sri Lankans establish Australia's first Theravada vihara in New South Wales.
1975
Ajahn Chah establishes Wat Pah Nanachat, a forest monastery in Thailand for training Western monks.
Wat Buddharangsee established in Sydney, Australia by Ven. Bhikkhu Khantipalo (English) and 3 Thai monks.
1976
Sangha Theravada Indonesia constituted.
1977
Ajahn Chah travels to England with the American Ven. Sumedho and the British Ven. Khemadhammo to lead a small community of monks at the Hamsptead Vihara,
1979
Wat Pah Cittaviveka (Chithurst Forest Monastery) established by Ajahn Sumedho in Sussex, England.
1981
Aruna Ratanagiri established in North England by Ajahn Sumedho.
Ven. Taungpulu Sayadaw and Dr. Rina Sircar, from Myanmar, establish the Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Monastery in Northern California, USA.
1982
First Theravada forest monastery in the USA (Bhavana Society) established in West Virginia by Ven. H. Gunaratana.
1984
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery established in England by Ajahn Sumedho.
Bodhinyana Monastery established in Western Australia by Vens. Jagaro and Brahmavamso, disciples of Ajahn Chah.
1985
Ajahn Khemadhammo establishes Forest Hermitage, Warwick, United Kingdom.
The Canadian Ajahn Viradhammo arrives in New Zealand from the UK to establish Bodhiyanarama Vihara..
1988
The Canadian Ven Tiradhammo establishes Dhammapala Buddhistisches Kloster in Switzerland.
1989
The German nun Ayya Khema establishes Buddha-Haus in Germany.
1990
The Italian Ven. Thanavaro establishes Santacittarama in Italy.
1993
The American Ajahn Thanissaro establishes Metta Forest Monastery in southern California.
1994
The Canadian Bhikkhu Sona and German Ven Piyadhammo establish Birken Forest Monastery, the first forest monastery in Canada.
1995
Ven Punnadhammo of Canada and other monks establish Arrow River Community Centre in Thunder Bay as a vihara.
Stockholm Budhist Vihara established as a permanent centre in Jakobsberg, Sweden as the 1st vihara in Scandinavia by Sri Lankans.
1996
Abhayagiri Forest Monastery established in California by the British Ajahn Amaro.
Theravada bhikkhuni sangha revived after a lapse of about 980 years with the ordination of 11 women in Sarnath.
1998
Bhikkhuni sangha revived in Sri Lanka with ordination of 23 women in Dambulla.
1999
Dhammasara Nuns Monastery, the largest Theravada nuns monastery outside Asia established near Perth,with the Australian abbess Ajahn Vayama (siladhara).
First Theravada vihara established in Mexico by the Burmese U Silananda and the Argentinean U Nandisena.
2001
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, a training center for monks in the forest tradition opens in Malaysia, under Ven Aggacitta.
2002
The British Ajahn Kalyano establishes Buddhabodhivana Monastery near Melbourne, Australia.
First woman ordained in Thailand as Samaneri Dhammarakkhita.
2003
First ordination of Canadian bhikkhus (Vens. Nanada and Pavaro) by Canadian monks in Canada, at Birken forest monastery.
2005
First bhikkhuni vihara in the USA, founded by bhikkhunis Tathaaloka and Sucinta.

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