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Ordination lineages

Ordination lineages

A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2014.

  • Explanation of three extant traditions
  • Discussion of foundation of vows in these traditions
  • Precepts and vows for each tradition explained
  • Why lineages have different vows
  • What makes the path to ordination so difficult for women

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.