An overview of the educational program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries with descriptions of the five preliminary topics and five main topics studied.
The five main topics studied in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
Tag Archives | Buddhist nuns
Living in the precepts
The joy of living in the Dharma. The importance of bodhicitta and how it helps getting through difficulties and hardships.
Interview with Shide Nunnery
An interview with Venerable Chodron with nuns from Shide Nunnery in Germany about the mindful running of a nunnery.
The past and future of the bhikshuni sangha in the West
The role of the sangha in preserving and spreading the Dharma. The relationship of the monastic and lay communities. The vision for the Abbey’s future.
The 24th Annual Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering
Venerable Thubten Lamsel reports on the 24th annual monastic gathering, which took place at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in October 2018.
Purpose of a monastery
A discussion on ways in which the structure of monastery life serves to transform our minds.
Benefiting the world through the Dharma
A talk with Tibetan nuns about Sravasti Abbey and how monastic life is being involved in something that is important for the world.
Core elements of a monastic lifestyle
Exploring the core elements of a monastic lifestyle in the last teaching in the 2018 EML retreat.
How monastics differ from laypeople
Discussing the things that change after ordination.
A monastic’s commitments & the benefits of monasteries
Discussing the commitments that monastics make when ordaining and the benefits monasteries provide society.