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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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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Bhikkhuni Dhammananda The history of the bhikkhuni sangha
An account of the bhikshuni lineage from the time of the Buddha and its spread…
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Elizabeth Napper 
Venerable Thubten Chodron International full ordination ceremony in Bodh Gaya
A diverse group of monastics from around the world received full ordination, a major step…
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Suggested reading
A list of recommended books about ordination, the vinaya, and monastic life.
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Bhikshu Gendun Rinpoche - Jun 1, 1996
Bhikshu Gendun Rinpoche For the good of all beings
The sangha is crucial because it ensures the durability of the Dharma experience by understanding…
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Life as Buddhist nun in the West
The challenges and lessons learned by a Western nun help to understand what it means…
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Venerable Jampa Tsedroen Relevance of Vinaya in modern circumstances
A description of the Vinaya and the many instructions it contains on daily life, followed…
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A bhikshuni’s view
A brief overview of how Buddhist monastic traditions spread and adapt to new cultures.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho British woman Palmo came to Hong Kong to receive the...
An article about Freda Bedi receiving full ordination in Hong Kong.
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The first Western bhikshuni in the Tibetan tradition
Freda Bedi was the first Western nun in the Tibetan tradition to receive bhikshuni ordination.
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