Vinaya of the seven recent Buddhas
Vinaya of the seven recent Buddhas
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2013 
Aug 16, 2013 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2013.
- Description of the seven Buddhas of the past and this fortunate eon
- Elaborating the verse from each vinaya of the seven Buddhas, such as fortitude, wisdom, slander/envy
- How the scope of a precept becomes detailed in vinaya, e.g., lying, killing
http://www.youtu.be/sDM8k43buW8
Just as a person with a clear eyesight
Can avoid a treacherous road,
So a wise person in the world
Can avoid all unwholesomeness.That is the vinaya of Tathagata Sikhin, the unattached one, the fully enlightened one.
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.
