Chapter 4: Verses 327-339
Chapter 4: Verses 327-339
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Aug 4, 2016 Chapter 4: Royal Policy: Instructions on the Practices of a Monarch. Nagarjuna gives practical advice for leaders that is also applicable to individual practitioners. Part of a series of talks on Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice for a King.
- The type of qualities that advisors and government workers should have
- Dealing compassionately with those who break laws
- Treating prisoners in an ethical and humane way
- Supporting the sangha members who are practicing and preserving the Dharma
Precious Garland 65: Verses 327-339 (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.
