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.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron How to become a Buddhist monk or nun
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how important motivation is when contemplating the monastic…
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The benefits of living as a monk or nun
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron describes how becoming a monastic cleared away distraction.
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Counteracting habitual mental patterns
We can accept the person we are now and create the causes to become the…
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The joy of living as a monk or nun
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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Want to become a monk or nun?
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the importance of motivation in deciding to become a monastic.
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Does everyone need to become a monk or nun?
Venerable Thubten Chodron discusses the benefits of a monastic life.
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Tibetan Buddhism and other Buddhist traditions
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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What is Western Buddhism?
Venerable Thubten Chodron examines whether there is such a thing as Western Buddhism.
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What is culture, what is Dharma?
In this interview, Venerable Thubten Chodron examines issues that come up with secular Buddhism.
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Real life or online?
Part of a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron: The benefits and drawbacks of…
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Study Buddhism: Introduction
The first in a series of interviews with Venerable Thubten Chodron.
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