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Seven-limb prayer and mandala offering

Seven-limb prayer and mandala offering

A series of teachings given during the Chenrezig Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2011. Teachings on One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion were also given during this retreat.

  • Completion of explaining the seven-limb prayer, giving special emphasis to the attitudes we must develop towards our spiritual teachers
  • Teachings on the mandala offering, highlighting the importance of offering what we attached to and have aversion for

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.