“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading full ordination for women
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Full Ordination for Nuns 
Nov 11, 2024 A talk on the contributions of Venerable Hengching, a Taiwanese bhikshuni, to the spread of full ordination for women, which was later transcribed and edited for a memorial anthology of essays. Read the Chinese translation of Ven. Chodron's essay based on this talk here.
- Meeting Venerable Hengching
- Efforts to spread full ordination for women
- Venerable Hengching’s guidance and support for Sravasti Abbey
- Inspiring others to pursue full ordination
- Venerable Hengching’s wonderful qualities
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.
