The Buddha’s life story
02 Exploring Monastic Life 2022
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2022 
Jul 24, 2022 Part of a series of teachings given during Sravasti Abbey’s annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2022.
- The Buddha’s life story is a teaching in itself
- Siddharta’s early life of privilege and comfort
- Encounter with the four messengers
- Mastering the practices of renowned teachers
- Seeking liberation through extreme ascetic practices
- Abandoning asceticism and attaining buddhahood
- Wandering and teaching skillfully without prejudice
- Founding the nuns’ order
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.
