Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, 71, died April 13, 2012.
She lived in Sebastian.
She was an author and artist.
She established Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, where she taught for more than 35 years.
She was the founder of Kashi Church Foundation, The River School, The River Fund, Kashi School of Yoga, the Village of Kashi, and By the River affordable senior housing.
She was trustee emeritus of the Council for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Advisory Board Member of Equal Partners in Faith, advisory board member of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, delegate to the United Religions Initiative, and member of the board of directors of the AIDS care organization Project Response.
Survivors include her brother, Melvin Green; daughters, Denise Grogan, Desiree Gaskew and Kwang Mae Cho; sons, Soo Se Cho and Wang Chun; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jimmy DiFiore.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Kashi Church Foundation, 1115 Roseland Road, Sebastian, FL 32958; www.kashi.org.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m., May 26 at Kashi and will be open to the public.
