{"id":314,"date":"2018-07-13T14:53:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpkoi.com\/bekko-premium\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:17:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"314\" class=\"elementor elementor-314\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbac98c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cbac98c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36eba3c exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"36eba3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60362a5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60362a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975da7a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"975da7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b9d3e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b9d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Monastic Community<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7c28773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7c28773\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5900b25 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5900b25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f2378 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08f2378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1-768x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/D4F8A155-09F9-4328-8170-B822F43380E6-1.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a9811 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a9811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Ayya Suddhaso<\/b> is a bhikkhu in the Therav\u0101da tradition. Ordained in the Thai Forest Tradition under the guidance of Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Monastery in California, he has been working since 2016 with Ayya Soma, with whom he co-founded Buddhist Insights and Empty Cloud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e59e057 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e59e057\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d3e6f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30d3e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13-768x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/C219C4AC-9C33-40A8-8780-337D766BCC13.jpeg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3f5d0 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3f5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Ayya Soma<\/b> is an Italian-born bhikkhun\u012b and co-founder of Empty Cloud. Raised in Italy, she lived in the United States for 15 years, where she embarked on her monastic journey. After practicing as a renunciant for several years, she was ordained in 2018 under the guidance of Ayya Pannavati.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-669eaf4 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"669eaf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629114e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"629114e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vaddha.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vaddha.png 499w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vaddha-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vaddha-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9c708 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d9c708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ayya Vaddha<\/b> is a young bhikkhu who went forth in 2023 at Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey. In 2024, he received full ordination with Bhante Suddhaso as his preceptor.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abfd9ca exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"abfd9ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abe5df exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8abe5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brahm.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brahm.png 532w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brahm-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3093655 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3093655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Ayya Brahmavara<\/b> is a bhikkhun\u012b with 25 years of monastic life in the Theravada tradition. She began her monastic journey at Amaravati Monastery in England, later receiving full bhikkhun\u012b ordination at Dhammadharini Monastery in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86c03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f86c03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65400d9 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65400d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Se trovate compagni assennati, amici saggi e virtuosi, allora, superando tutte le avversit\u00e0,<br \/>con gioia e consapevolezza, incamminatevi insieme.&#8221;<\/p><p>Dhammapada v.328<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b152c1a elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b152c1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-46fb021 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"46fb021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7cebb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd7cebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Le\u1e47aP\u0101da <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f16923 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f16923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Project for Wandering Monastics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2006f9a elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2006f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#eci\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More info<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-aa00493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"aa00493\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"eci\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-83fa7ee exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"83fa7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a86c3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6a86c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><em><b>Le\u1e47ap\u0101da<\/b><\/em>, the name of our project in Italy, is composed of two words in P\u0101\u1e37i\u2014the canonical language in which the Buddha's teachings have been preserved in the Therav\u0101da tradition.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The first word, <em><b>le\u1e47a<\/b><\/em>, literally means 'cave,' but also 'hiding place' or 'refuge.' The initial inspiration comes from the Cave of Saint Elijah (Grotta di Sant\u2019Elia), an ancient spiritual site located in the heart of the property of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/en\/monastero\/\"><em>Le\u1e47abh\u0101van\u0101 Monastery<\/em><\/a>, where the monks retreat for meditative practice. Beyond its literal meaning, the term <i>le\u1e47a<\/i> refers to the ultimate goal of the practice: the supreme refuge of <em>Nibb\u0101na<\/em>, that is, the cessation of suffering and its underlying causes.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The second word, <em><b>p\u0101da<\/b><\/em>, literally means \u2018foot,\u2019 \u2018step,\u2019 or \u2018footprint,\u2019 but also \u2018place\u2019 or \u2018support.\u2019 Here, too, the meaning is twofold. Monks are, by definition, itinerant: they walk from village to village, sustained by the generosity of others and by the practice of Dhamma. Every step they take, having no fixed abode of their own, is directed toward the highest refuge. Furthermore, through travels and visits, small realities known as 'monastic way stations\u2019 can emerge: physical places\u2014such as houses or small hermitages\u2014where monks can stay and practice for longer periods.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In short, the name <em><b>Le\u1e47apada<\/b><\/em> encompasses two complementary meanings: <em><b>places of refuge<\/b> and <b>steps towards the refuge of Nibb\u0101na<\/b>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-5386d0a elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5386d0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-e578cff exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e578cff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6f3bb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f6f3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monastic Way Stations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6ae1b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6ae1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monastics &amp; Laypeople<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd35700 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd35700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#eci2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More info<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-8f72406 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8f72406\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-98f0dc8 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"98f0dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd987bd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd987bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The model of monasticism designed and taught by the historical Buddha is based on a form of itinerant mendicancy. Buddhist monks follow vows of absolute poverty: they do not possess, use, or receive money in any form. They depend entirely on the generosity of the lay community for the four basic requisites: clothing, food, shelter, and medicine.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This creates a natural system of mutual support, where laypeople cultivate generosity and kindness, while monastics develop a heart free from expectations, offering in return a presence of peace and humility. Both are nourished by this exchange: the monastics through the austere simplicity of an itinerant life, and the community through service and daily contact with the Dhamma.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Stability and Monastic Way Stations<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">For three months each year (during the rainy season), the monastics observe a period of stability by remaining in a single location. Outside of this interval, they may resume their journey, staying wherever they happen to be along the way or wherever they find conditions favorable for spiritual practice.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This gives rise to the 'monastic way station' model: a network of locations prepared to host monastics for their practice, teachings, and retreats. A way station does not mandate extensive infrastructure. It can be any form of hospitality offered by the laity\u2014ranging from a simple spot for a tent to more formal accommodations\u2014based on the host's capacity. Furthermore, it is possible to establish a more formal monastic way station in coordination with the Empty Cloud Italia association, providing a dedicated and structured environment for the monastics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-4bcc3c5 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4bcc3c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-6ed4a08 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ed4a08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad5291 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad5291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EMPTY CLOUD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c7d82 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22c7d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the USA to Italy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bd3f5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49bd3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#ecusa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More info<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-8465ccb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8465ccb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#ecusa\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-37698e6 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"37698e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ce250 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ce250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empty Cloud Italia is a non-profit dedicated to the practice and study of the Buddha\u2019s original teachings. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are associated with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emptycloud.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empty Cloud Monastery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in West Orange, NJ, founded by the non-profit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emptycloud.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddhist Insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2016. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our community consists of bhikkhus and bhikkhun\u012bs (male and female monks) dedicated to the principles of poverty, simplicity, and mental cultivation, as taught by the Buddha in the early discourses. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are supported by the spontaneous and unconditional generosity of many individuals who donate their time, food, skills, and other essentials to support the monastic Sangha and the collective well-being.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-8c7302b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8c7302b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09840ff exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"09840ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc1614 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bc1614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forest Tradition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8014312 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8014312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d718311 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d718311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailandia<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-13ce0be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"13ce0be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd57223 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cd57223\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b232182 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b232182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lokanatha.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lokanatha.jpg.webp 524w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lokanatha.jpg-213x300.webp 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62125e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62125e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Venerabile U Lokan\u0101tha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 An early, and possibly the first, Italian Buddhist monk, Ven. U Lokan\u0101tha left his life in the West to later ordain in Burma, study the teachings of the Buddha, and practice meditation in the mountains. He went on to travel on lengthy walking tours, including a march to India where he helped Dr. Ambedkar take up Buddhism as an inspiration for the Dalit community. His teachings roar with enthusiasm and energy as he expounds the gentle principles of harmlessness and virtue in the Buddha\u2019s path.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ccad2 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"64ccad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b4b6f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72b4b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanananda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanananda.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanananda-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74d6e7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c74d6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ananda<\/b> \u2014 A Sri Lankan forest monk and abbot of the forest hermitage Pothgulgala Aranya, Venerable Ka\u1e6dukurunde \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ananda was renowned for his groundbreaking explanations of many of the early Buddhist discourses and his willingness to interpret the early discourses on their own terms. Despite his erudition and intensive meditation, he is said to have had a gentle, almost child-like gentleness. <i>To access some of Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ananda\u2019s recorded teachings: <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/seeingthroughthenet.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">seeingthroughthenet.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bc8519 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6bc8519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ba5f4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6ba5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ven-nyanavimala-thumb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ven-nyanavimala-thumb.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ven-nyanavimala-thumb-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0f48a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df0f48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47avimala<\/b> \u2014 A monk dedicated to wandering (<i>c\u0101rika<\/i>), he was known for his faith and focus on the early discourses of the Buddha (suttas). Venerable \u00d1\u0101\u1e47avimala was of German descent and walked all throughout Sri Lanka with close to no possessions to his name. His combination of strict inner principles with gentle loving-kindness were an inspiration to many. At the time of his death, he was the most senior (and the oldest) Western Buddhist monk in the world.<i>.<\/i>To read more <i>about the life of Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47avimala:<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/ven-nyanavimala.buddhasasana.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">ven-nyanavimala.buddhasasana.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-877e31a exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"877e31a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cae76c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cae76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nanadipa.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f55373 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f55373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ad\u012bpa<\/b> \u2014 A forest monk of Danish origins in Sri Lanka, Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ad\u012bpa spent nearly the entirety of his monastic life staying and wandering through the jungles and forests of the island. He was known for his ascetic practice of staying in huts with only three walls so as to remain constantly exposed to nature, as well as for his extensive knowledge of the early Buddhist discourses (suttas). He was also considered an expert in early Buddhist poetry, much of which he had personally memorized. He served as an anonymous advisor to some of Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi\u2019s translations of the P\u0101\u1e37i discourses. <i>To read more about the life of Bhante \u00d1\u0101\u1e47ad\u012bpa:<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/pathpress.org\/the-island-within\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">pathpress.org<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dhammavinayapatipada.com\/download\/ven-sujjano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">dhammavinayapatipada.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-f798658 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f798658\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-891e355 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"891e355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fe802 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5fe802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-768x910.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-1297x1536.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portrait_of_Ajahn_Mun2-1729x2048.jpg 1729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5118a49 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5118a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Venerabile Ajahn Mun Bh\u016bridatta<\/b> \u2014 A father of many early Thai forest masters, Venerable Ajahn Mun was a meditation and c\u0101rika monk, known for his devotion to austerities and his ardent effort in training his mind. Ajahn Mun was ordained in a revivalist monastic order, the Dhammayut Nik\u0101ya, which focused on stricter Vinaya and more rigorous study of the traditional Therav\u0101da canon, rather than focusing on local folk beliefs and loose Vinaya practices prevalent at the time. Although not known for scholarship, Ajahn Mun was quite learned and even more instrumental in revitalizing the practice of core Buddhist calm and insight meditation, inspired by the practice of the Buddha, his early disciples, and the study of core Therav\u0101da texts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ad3fc exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"61ad3fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c1c10 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93c1c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ajahn-Chah-Picture-768x1020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6866\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ajahn-Chah-Picture-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ajahn-Chah-Picture-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ajahn-Chah-Picture-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ajahn-Chah-Picture.jpg 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46d7b4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46d7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Venerabile Ajahn Chah Subhaddo \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now famous across the world, Ven. Ajahn Chah was a meditation monk in 20th century Thailand with incredible energy, charisma, and wit in expressing subtle points with down-to-earth imagery. He is a source of great inspiration for the organization as well as many of its monastic teachers and friends. In addition to his strict adherence to principles of Vinaya (monastic discipline), his teachings frequently reverberate with scenes or ideas from the early discourses, which he often captures in essence without rigorous references.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ca46d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b4ca46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c07cd2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c07cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AjahnMun-Disciples.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AjahnMun-Disciples.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.emptyclouditalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AjahnMun-Disciples-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917abfe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"917abfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Other Thai Forest Masters<\/b> \u2014 Many other masters of the Thai forest tradition are sources of inspiration in and of themselves as well as via their living disciples, providing the example of strict devotion to discipline, meditation, and forest dwelling, as was advocated by the Buddha himself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-5ae2a884 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ae2a884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;wpkoi_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_tricks_particles&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;section_wpkoi_background_change&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\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-602ad307 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"602ad307\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61971922 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61971922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empty Cloud Italia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ad37c8 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"17ad37c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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