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Introducing the text and author

Introducing the text and author

Part of a series of teachings given during the Green Tara Retreat in 2015. During this retreat Venerable Thubten Chodron taught from the text Precious Lamp in Praise of Bodhicitta by Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen.

  • The unusual background of Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen, author of Precious Lamp in Praise of Bodhicitta
  • History behind the text
  • Examining the qualities of the ultimate and conventional Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha Jewels

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.