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Sexuality and celibacy

Sexuality and celibacy

A talk given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2006.

  • The precept of celibacy
  • The repercussions of unwise sexual behavior

Exploring Monastic Life 2006: Session 10 (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.

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