Sister Chân Hoa Nghiêm
Sister Hoa Nghiêm became a nun in 1991 and received transmission to be a Dharma teacher in 1998 from Thích Nhất Hạnh. She has lived at Plum Village in France, Green Mountain Dharma Center in Vermont and Deer Park Monastery in California, US, Tây Linh Temple and Diệu Trạm Temple in Vietnam, and Plum Village Thailand. Sister Hoa Nghiêm now lives at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, US, where she serves as an eldest sister, Dharma teacher, and retreat organizer.