Papatya - In Memoriam

Papatya (1993 to Easter 2006)


Our dear friend and companion Papatya has peacefully passed away on Easter morning 2006.

She was born in Koral and Suzanne's home in Santa Barbara to Lavender (father) and ?? (mother) who were rescued from a household where they were not being well cared for. She started living with two existing bunnies (Amber and Sasha) in the same house, as well as her mom, dad and three other siblings. When she moved to a home with a larger yard, she preferred the outdoor living to indoors. After all, Santa Barbara climate was perfect for her. Unfortunately, over the first few years of her life she lost all of her friends and relatives to different causes (a dog attack, myxomatosis - a deadly virus). After those losses she preferred to be alone and kept indoors. Though she were given many choices of companions of same species, she preferred to be a celibate nun for the rest of her life. She started her meditation lessons along with her adopted parents in the year 2000.


For the rest of her life she continued meditating regularly by frequently visiting the meditation room in her house.


Though she no longer had any bunny friends, she made many human friends (Jackie/Virani, Eliane, Elanor Marcella), who frequently cared for her when her parents were out of town. She consistently contributed to the household by providing extra-potent fertilizer for all the garden vegetables and fruit trees. She is survived by her adopted parents Koral and Suzanne, who already miss her. A memorial service was held right outside her home at Ananda shortly after her passing.