Voramai Kabilsingh (Thai: วรมัย กบิลสิงห์; RTGS: Woramai Kabinsing), also called Ta Tao Fa Tzu (Chinese: 大道法師; pinyin: Dàdào Fǎshī, was born Lamai Kabilsingh (Thai: ลมัย กบิลสิงห์; RTGS: Lamai Kabinsing; 6 April 1908; died 23 June 2003), was the first modern Thai bhikkhuni. Voramai's father had wanted sons and was disappointed when her mother could not produce a son, so he left for China. Later her sister married a merchant and she would work at their store where she learned English. She also was taught by Catholic nuns at Assumption Girls' College. She developed a passion for writing and journalism. She was also, unusual for a Thai woman of that era, excelled at sword fighting. While studying at a physical education college she met her husband. The marriage was largely an arrangement, so