Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the first Thai bhikkhuni to ordain in the Theravada tradition, gave up her life of ‘high hells and painted nails’ as she calls it. Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, the first Thai bhikkhuni to ordain in the Theravada tradition, gave up her life of ‘high hells and painted nails’ as she calls it.