Homage to great compassion
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating Compassion 
Dec 17, 2024 A commentary on the opening verses of Supplement to the Middle Way, by Indian sage Chandrakirti given at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore. The relevant verses from Supplement to the Middle Way can be found here.
- Great compassion is important for everybody’s practice
- Sravakas and solitary realizers are born from Buddhas
- The Buddhas are born from bodhisattvas
- The mind of compassion, non-dual awareness and bodhicitta are the causes of bodhisattvas
- Compassion is the seed, water and the ripened fruit
- Questions and answers
Homage to great compassion (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.
