Understanding the Dalai Lama
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
21st Century Buddhists 
Dec 10, 2024 Venerable Thubten Chodron spoke with Rajiv Mehrotra in a virtual conversation presented by The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a nonprofit organization established with the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the 14th Dalai Lama in 1989.
- How His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a skillful teacher
- The core of the Dalai Lama’s teachings
- The Dalai Lama’s teachings on compassion
- How he promotes interfaith dialogue and celebrates diversity in spiritual faiths
- The Dalai Lama has a genuine kindness for all people
- The impact of the Dalai Lama’s engagement with science and other religions
- Respecting differences of other religions
- Why the Dalai Lama stepped down from his political role
- Women in Buddhism, full ordination and the Geshema degree
- Is the Dalai Lama reincarnated or reborn?
- What is the Dalai Lama’s enduring legacy?
Understanding the Dalai Lama (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.
