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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Jewish roots, Buddhist blossoms
The experience of growing up in a Jewish family in Southern California and realizing spiritual…
View PostVinaya traditions for bhikshuni ordination
Equality for men and women practitioners in terms of full ordination as well as actual…
View Post“I had to start being more consistent!”
Buddhist nuns are not born in robes. What happened to Venerable Thubten Chodron such that…
View PostBehind the scenes with Venerable Thubten Chodron
A broad discussion about becoming a nun, founding an abbey in North America, and the…
View PostAbout Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin
Brief biography of vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin whose commentary on the Bhikshuni pratimoksha…
View PostMonastic life: a living tradition
The story behind "Choosing Simplicity," a commentary by vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin on…
View PostAudience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…
View PostThe nuns in Korea
Australian-born nun in a South Korean nunnery discusses becoming a nun, a nun's life, and…
View PostRestoring an ancient tradition
A nun describes her experience being accepted and integrating into a Mainland Chinese community of…
View PostBlossoming in Plum Village
A nun discusses entering the 5-year monastic training with the core community at Thich Nhat…
View PostThe Theravada sangha goes west
The birth of a Thai Monastery in England. How the female community created a new…
View PostThe history of the bhikkhuni sangha
An account of the bhikshuni lineage from the time of the Buddha and its spread…
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