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Multi-tradition ordination (short version)
Detailed research establishing a precedent in Tibet where ordination was given together by monks from…
View PostThe Bhikshuni Order in Theravada Sri Lanka
Relevance and importance of Bhikshunis for Buddhadharma and society.
View PostRegarding the bhikshuni order in Tibetan Buddhism
An interview on bhikshuni ordination in Tibetan Buddhist, benefits of having bhikshuni in all Buddhist…
View PostThe Committee of Western Bhikshunis
A group created at the request of H.H. the Dalai Lama to research how to…
View PostConference on gelong-ma ordination
Results of the third seminar of vinaya scholars meeting in Dharamsala, India, to discuss the…
View PostBhikshunis in Mulasarvastivada vinaya tradition?
A request to Tibetan vinaya masters to develop a system of bhikshuni ordination.
View PostOrdination: Sakyadhita’s heritage from the Buddha
A look at the importance of and challenges to keeping the Bhikshuni ordination alive.
View PostAbout Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin
Brief biography of vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin whose commentary on the Bhikshuni pratimoksha…
View PostVorbereitung fur die Ordination
Reflektionen für Westler, die eine monastische Ordination in der tibetisch-buddhistischen Tradition erwägen
View PostInternational full ordination ceremony in Bodh Gaya
A diverse group of monastics from around the world received full ordination, a major step…
View PostSummary of the sramanera and sramanerika ordination ...
The ceremony of ordination in detail.
View PostMonastic ordination
Looking at ordination and the higher training in ethics as a path to liberation from…
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