In praise of great compassion
A Wisdom Podcast interview with Daniel Aitken.
- History of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion book series with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- The four immeasurables in the Pali and Tibetan traditions
- The bodhisattva path in the Pali tradition
- The paths to arhatship and buddhahood
- The definition of bodhicitta
- The definitions of great compassion and compassion
- Chandrakirti’s three types of compassion
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.