The ordained need their own communities. Many have worked for decades, helping centres and projects. To establish a monastic community is quite a challenge in a non-Buddhist country like Australia. When Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche taught at Atisha in 2011, he encouraged the community to build accommodation to suit the changing needs of sangha as they age; accomodation appropriate for the times, the culture and where sangha can live happily. After a lengthy planning stage, building is now underway. This project will assist the nuns to best uphold the Buddhist teachings, monastic tradition, and the wider community in many ways. As Lord Shakyamuni Buddha has said:

“Wherever there is sangha, there the dharma will flourish”