The Buddha’s life
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Exploring Monastic Life 2006 
Aug 5, 2006 A talk given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2006.
Prince Siddhartha
- Story of the Buddha’s life before he left the palace
Exploring Monastic Life 2006: Session 1, 1-4 (download)
The mendicant
- Continuing the story of the Buddha’s life
- Renounce dukkha of cyclic existence
Exploring Monastic Life 2006: Session 1, 2-4 (download)
Enlightenment
- Attaining enlightenment
- Buddha’s first teaching
- What it means to renounce cyclic existence
Exploring Monastic Life 2006: Session 1, 3-4 (download)
Questions and answers
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.
