The challenges she faced of being a female renunciant are evident here.
She also arranged for the care of her daughter before she renounced. After her first taste of temporary renunciation, Maechee Kaew decided to pursue her life-long path for enlightenment.Īt the age of 37, after 20 years of marriage, her husband consented to a divorce after she agreed to relinquish all her property to him. It was only after her uncle’s intervention, that her husband relented. She was weary of the suffering of life and each year, she pleaded without success for her husband’s permission to allow her to join a three month meditation retreat. Unable to have children, they adopted a daughter from a relative. She did not have a happy marriage as her husband became unfaithful to her. Her mother passed away when she was five years old.Īt the age of 17, she was compelled to marry. She is the youngest of 5 children, all of whom had no formal education. This is an inspiring story of the trials and tribulations of a simple village woman from a pious family in Baan Huay Sai in northeast Thailand. Thailand – Mae Chee Kaew (1901-1991), a reputed female arahant in modern times This article is written by Barbara Yen in conjunction with 2014 International Bhikkhuni Day Celebration at Gotami Vihara Society Malaysia Honouring Eminent Asian Buddhist Women in the Modern Era.
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