Reflections from Asian teaching tour
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Travels 
Dec 29, 2016 - The Chinese Buddhist Bhikshuni Association’s awards ceremony as a true celebration of support and encouragement for nuns
- Using award recognition to facilitate bringing full ordination to the West
- How nuns across cultures share the same struggles as they practice the Dharma in community
- The inspiration to both monks and nuns in the historic Geshema graduation ceremony
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.
