Ayyā Somā co-abbots Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey as well as their branch monastery in her native Italy.

You can learn more about her life and work in this 2024 interview or by visiting her personal homepage.

Translations by Ayyā Somā:

Thig 1.12 Dhammadinnā Therīgāthā: Dhammadinnā’s Verse

Thig 1.13 Visākhā Therīgāthā: Visākhā’s Verse

Thig 3.4 Dantikā Therīgāthā: Dantikā’s Verses

Thig 3.7 Selā Therīgāthā: The Elder Selā’s Verses

Thig 3.8 Somā Therīgāthā: Somā’s Verses

Thig 5.1: Aññatara

Thig 5.2: Vimalā

Thig 5.7 Sakulā Therīgāthā: Sakulā’s Verses

Thig 6.3 Khemā Therīgāthā: Khemā’s Verses

Thig 6.6: Mahāpajāpati Gotamī

Thig 6.7: Verses of the Elder Guttā

Thig 9.1 Vaḍḍhamātu Therīgāthā: Vaḍḍha’s Mother

Thig 10.1 Kisāgotamī Therīgāthā: Kisāgotamī’s Verses

Thig 13.2 Rohinī Therīgāthā: Rohinī’s Verses

Thig 15.1 Isidāsī Therīgāthā: Isidāsī’s Verses