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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Rosie Rosenzweig - Apr 11, 2005
Rosie Rosenzweig Jewish roots, Buddhist blossoms
The experience of growing up in a Jewish family in Southern California and realizing spiritual…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Vinaya traditions for bhikshuni ordination
Equality for men and women practitioners in terms of full ordination as well as actual…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron “I had to start being more consistent!”
Buddhist nuns are not born in robes. What happened to Venerable Thubten Chodron such that…
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Norman New
- Nov 18, 2001
Behind the scenes with Venerable Thubten Chodron
A broad discussion about becoming a nun, founding an abbey in North America, and the…
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About Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin
Brief biography of vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin whose commentary on the Bhikshuni pratimoksha…
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Monastic life: a living tradition
The story behind "Choosing Simplicity," a commentary by vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin on…
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Reviews of “Choosing Simplicity”
Praise for the book "Choosing Simplicity: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha."
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Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…
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Chi-Kwang Sunim The nuns in Korea
Australian-born nun in a South Korean nunnery discusses becoming a nun, a nun's life, and…
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Venerable Ngawang Chodron Restoring an ancient tradition
A nun describes her experience being accepted and integrating into a Mainland Chinese community of…
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Venerable Tenzin Namdrol Blossoming in Plum Village
A nun discusses entering the 5-year monastic training with the core community at Thich Nhat…
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Ajahn Sundara The Theravada sangha goes west
The birth of a Thai Monastery in England. How the female community created a new…
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