{"id":15527,"date":"2022-05-30T16:49:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T06:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/?p=15527"},"modified":"2022-05-30T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T06:55:00","slug":"rainbodhi-lgbtqia-buddhist-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/rainbodhi-lgbtqia-buddhist-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15527\" class=\"elementor elementor-15527\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf8da86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf8da86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4c62dd\" data-id=\"b4c62dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19b89b elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"a19b89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rainbodhi.org\/about-us\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bhante-Akaliko-Profile-Photo-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bhante Akaliko\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rainbodhi.org\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBhante Akaliko\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ak\u0101liko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition currently residing at Lokanta Vihara (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia. Bhante Ak\u0101liko is the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community and a Buddhist chaplain at Western Sydney University. He is also on the board of directors of the Buddhist Council of NSW.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-898e3b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"898e3b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-175f263\" data-id=\"175f263\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2789e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2789e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39a9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39a9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbodhi is a spiritual friendship group for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists and an advocate for more inclusion and diversity in the broader Buddhist community. Our name combines two words: rainbow, representing our diverse community, and bodhi, the Buddhist concept of enlightenment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes I get asked why we need a group like Rainbodhi. Compared to other religions, Buddhism doesn\u2019t condemn queer people as sinners and might not have an explicit history of persecution or oppression of LGBTQIA+ people and but this doesn&#8217;t mean that there isn&#8217;t cultural prejudice against LGBTQIA+ people in various Buddhist countries around the world, many of which were heavily influenced in the colonial era by Christian religious attitudes. Even in contemporary Australia, the right to be free from discrimination is relatively recent and the legacy of old societal attitudes still permeate our relgious spaces.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All people, regardless of gender or sexuality, deserve to live their life free from fear of rejection and be proud of who they are. Equality is at the core of Buddhist teachings. Everyone deserves love, compassion and acceptance; these are fundamental Buddhist values. However, if Buddhists are perpetrating homophobia, biphobia, transphobia or interphobia, then they are perpetuating hatred, violence and abuse. These are not Buddhist values!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a07438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a07438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-583f979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"583f979\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94b85a\" data-id=\"f94b85a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf8d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcf8d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listening to Our Community<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d8e9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d8e9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ef45b\" data-id=\"76ef45b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d3a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d3a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than just assuming everything is okay for queer folks in our Buddhist spaces, it\u2019s important to actually listen to their voices to understand their experiences. Recent research sponsored by Rainbodhi, undertaken by Dr Stephen Kerry from Charles Darwin University, surveyed 110 people and found that Australian Buddhist centres can be unwelcoming places for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists. Speaking about their Buddhist centres, respondents reported:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% felt that Buddhist centres silence or ignore LGBTQIA+ people and issues<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55% were reluctant to disclose their LGBTQIA+ identities at their Buddhist centre<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54% had seen or heard sexism<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37% had seen or heard homophobia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26% had seen or heard transphobia or misgendering<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26% had seen or heard racism<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16% had been told that their LGBTQIA+ identity was inconsistent with the Buddha\u2019s teaching.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These results show that Buddhist centres are not always safe or welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists. Individuals might not understand that their actions and speech can cause harm. Organisations may not see the ways in which they exclude LGBTQIA+ people. So acknowledging the existence of this prejudice and discrimination is an important first step in making the necessary changes to create safer and more inclusive Buddhist communities. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f82aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f82aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11dce08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11dce08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d8883\" data-id=\"54d8883\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976a45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"976a45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buddhism has a LGBTQIA+ History (and Future)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ba121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ba121\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da89d48\" data-id=\"da89d48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348950a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348950a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbodhi wants to let people know that it&#8217;s fine to be LGBTQIA+ and a spiritual person. People don\u2019t have to choose between these aspects of themselves. Spirituality is an intrinsic part of being human, regardless of sexuality or gender identity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have always been queer, trans and intersex people in human history. LGBTQIA+ people are also spiritual people, so it\u2019s not surprising to find that Buddhism has a LGBTQIA+ history.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Buddhist texts discuss same-sex attraction and sexuality without any sense of moral judgement or negativity. There are also accounts of laypeople and monastics who transitioned across genders. Ancient Indian society recognised a category of people who were regarded as neither male nor female, who we might call transgender or third gender today, and another category of people who had both male and female sex characteristics, who we might refer to as intersex. Some of these groups experienced stigma and social disadvantages throughout Buddhism\u2019s history, and for some groups, this discrimination continues today.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LGBTQIA+ people have contributed to the flourishing of Buddhism as monastics, lay followers, teachers and scholars. However, their stories are often forgotten or their experiences are ignored. As today\u2019s society becomes more accepting and understanding of LGBTQIA+ people generally, it\u2019s time for our Buddhist communities to acknowledge our queer community publically, with love and with pride.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbodhi wants to make sure that LGBTQIA+ people know that they are welcomed and accepted for who they are. The Buddha often spoke against discrimination and said that all living beings deserve love without distinction. Since all people are capable of achieving enlightenment, we need to make sure we don\u2019t exclude anyone from our Buddhist communities. Understanding how we can be more welcoming and inclusive towards LGBTQIA+ Buddhists will help us truly practise loving-kindness and compassion towards everyone in our community<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4b85f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c4b85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ad51a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ad51a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f5b3\" data-id=\"1f8f5b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f757610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f757610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Rainbodhi Does<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-513372f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"513372f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-935c83b\" data-id=\"935c83b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3432e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3432e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbodhi offers meditation, dhamma discussion and social events in a safe, supportive environment. Rainbodhi is a non-sectarian group, open to people from all Buddhist traditions, other faiths or with no faith. We welcome everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality or ability. All our events are free so that financial hardship is not a barrier to participation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, Rainbodhi has held meditation events in the Botanic Gardens, at Rookwood Cemetery and a day of practice at Dangar Island. We also organise social events such as picnics, coastal walks and visits to art galleries to bring our community together. During the pandemic, Rainbodhi went online and quickly became an international community of queer Buddhists from across the globe. We hold regular online meditation sessions and teachings, showcasing international queer Buddhist speakers. All our events aim to discuss spirituality through a lens that centres LGBTQIA+ people and reflects our experiences. This means rather than feeling that we don&#8217;t belong, or that we aren&#8217;t included, instead we can feel seen, understood and valued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbodhi also acts as an advocate for queer Buddhists, providing a voice on important issues, such as writing submissions on the recent state and federal religion bills and appearing at parliamentary inquiries. We also work closely with queer faith groups from other religions to share a message of compassionate inclusion in spiritual communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021 Rainbodhi participated in the national day of LGBTQ philanthropy, GiveOUT Day, under the auspices of the BCNSW. We raised $12,000 in donations to publish a booklet called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcoming the Rainbow: A Guide to LGBTQIA+ Inclusion for Buddhists<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has since been distributed all over the world and is currently being translated into French, Portuguese and Thai.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f9a0fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f9a0fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84b48f6\" data-id=\"84b48f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08178d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e08178d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can view, download and share a digital version of the booklet on Rainbodhi\u2019s website:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rainbodhi.org\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rainbodhi.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08c8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b08c8f5\" 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