bhikshuni ordination
Teachings related to bhikshuni ordination. Posts include information on the process of becoming an ordained nun, the experience of living as a nun, and the history of bhikshuni ordination.
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Vasana Chinavarakorn - Mar 25, 2007
Vasana Chinavarakorn For the enlightenment of all
An article in Bangkok Post on Bhikkhuni Jampa Tsedroen and her dedication to seeking equality…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The birth of Sakyadhita
Reminiscing about the pioneering conference that brought together female Buddhist practitioners from around the world.
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Vasana Chinvarakorn
- Jan 28, 2007
The wisdom of kindness
The moving life story of one of the first Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns and her…
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Gender equality/inequality in Buddhism
How our own minds create our experience of gender equality. Addressing "problematic" text, situation of…
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The Committee of Western Bhikshunis
A group created at the request of H.H. the Dalai Lama to research how to…
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Bhikshuni Jampa Tsedroen
- May 27, 2006
Conference on gelong-ma ordination
Results of the third seminar of vinaya scholars meeting in Dharamsala, India, to discuss the…
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Geshe Thubten Jangchub
- May 23, 2006
A seminar to be organised by the Department of Relig...
This paper is a summary of much of the research done on the bhikshuni ordination…
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Committee of Western Bhiksunis
- Apr 4, 2006
Research regarding the lineage of bhikshuni ordination
Possibility and validity of introducing bhikshuni ordination into the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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A new possibility
The importance of having bhikshunis in the world and how bhikshuni ordination can be established…
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Bhikshuni ordination
Tracing bhikshuni ordination from the Buddha's time to the present and how the existence of…
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Department of Religion and Culture
- Feb 15, 2006
Bhikshunis in Mulasarvastivada vinaya tradition?
A request to Tibetan vinaya masters to develop a system of bhikshuni ordination.
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Department of Religion and Culture
- Feb 12, 2006
A means to achieve bhiksuni ordination
A request to all upholders of the vinaya traditions, to work together to find a…
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