History of the eight Mahayana precepts
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2006 
Aug 6, 2006 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2006.
- How the one-day precepts came about
- Importance of the practice in all traditions
- Why these particular precepts?
- What it means to have the bodhicitta motivation
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.
