Ordination for women across traditions part 1
08 Exploring Monastic Life 2023
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2023 
Jul 11, 2023 Part of a series of teachings given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2023.
- All beings doesn’t mean all of them who look like me
- Venerable Chodron’s Bhikshuni ordination experience in Taiwan
- Vinaya, practice, and study traditions as a monastic and at Sravasti Abbey
- Comparing Tibetan and Chinese culture and traditions
- Origin of the Bhikshuni order at the Abbey, and the eight heavy rules
- Culture, politics, and pride delay decisions supporting Bhikshuni ordination
- The economical approach for ordaining nuns into the Tibetan community
- Aspirations for full Bhikshuni ordination at the Abbey
- Comparative studies of gender equality
- Cultural attitudes regarding women and ordination
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.
