Parappuduwa Island Monastery

Parappuduwa Monastery, located on a small island near Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1984 by Ayya Khema as a training centre for Buddhist nuns. After closing in 1987 and lying dormant for two decades, it was revived as a Theravāda forest monastery for male monks. Today, it serves as a quiet retreat for monastic meditation, with limited access for invited lay practitioners.