Chapter 13: Perfections unique to the Pali tradition
49 Course 3: Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions 
Nov 14, 2017 Part of a series of two-week courses given at Sravasti Abbey based on the book Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron.
- The perfections of power and exalted wisdom
- The perfections of truthfulness, love, and equanimity
- Four ways of gathering disciples
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.
