Dharma and Sangha Jewels in depth
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience 
Sep 5, 2014 Part of a series of teachings on The Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience, a lamrim text by Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, the first Panchen Lama.
- The ultimate and conventional Dharma Jewel
- The ultimate and conventional Sangha Jewel
- Discriminating between objects of refuge and religous institutions
- The Buddha’s awakening, parinirvana, and omniscience in the Pali and Sanskrit traditions—how they are different and how each is useful
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.
