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Medicine Buddha vows 5-7

Medicine Buddha vows 5-7

Part of a series of talks given during the Medicine Buddha Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Washington, USA, in October 2000.

  • Fifth great vow: Emphasizing importance of pure ethical conduct
  • Sixth great vow: Physical suffering that is an impediment to practicing Dharma
  • Seventh great vow: Reflecting on the suffering of illness in the world

2000 Medicine Buddha Retreat 09: Vows 5-7 (download)

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.