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Incarcerated people 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Right livelihood for the sangha in the 21st century
How the sangha practices the Dharma will have a deep impact on the survival of…
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Bhikkhu Sujato - May 28, 2008
Bhikkhu Sujato Dark matter
Examining the complexity of the issue of bhikkhuni ordination: different views and lineages of the…
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Bhikkhu Sujato
- May 28, 2008
Bhikkhuni pārājika 1
An exploration of the first pārājika: the variety of rule formations and disrobal methods, re-ordination…
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Venenerable Bhikshu Ben Yin
- May 28, 2008
Chinese bhikshuni ordination
Brief history of the Chinese vinaya lineage, bhikshuni ordination and the guidelines for consulting other…
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Bhikkhu Sujato
- May 28, 2008
Ordination of nuns by monks
Scriptural references in the Pali canon on the bhikshuni ordination procedure.
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Bhikkhu Sujato
- May 28, 2008
Principles to be respected
A comprehensive essay on the eight garudhammas, the rules concerning bhikkhunis' conduct in their social…
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Handling fear and potential violence
A person in prison discusses strategies he has used to defuse potentially violent situations. Earning…
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Changing our mind
A person in prison learns about placing others above self and describes the choice we…
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Verse 6-2: Consideration for others
Abandoning negativities out of care, affection, consideration, and an awareness of how our actions impact…
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Verse 6-1: Robes of integrity
Seeing an opportunity for non-virtue but restraining ourselves because of a sense of our own…
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