The hindrances to ordaining
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2007 
Aug 21, 2007 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2007.
Motivation and hindrances
- Qualifications and hindrances to ordaining
- 13 major and 16 minor hindrances
- 9 specific hindrances to ordaining for women
- Establishing a sincere motivation
- Long-term aspiration regarding ordination
Exploring Monastic Life 2007: Session 9 (download)
Questions and answers
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.
