Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative way of life dedicated to kindness has a powerful effect.
Tag Archives | Buddhist nuns
Why monastics matter in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than it was in times past.
Kathina celebration 2018
A short talk about the kathina robe ceremony to celebrate the end of the monastic rains retreat, and why the Buddha introduced the the annual ceremony.
Becoming a nun
There are many ways to consider one’s desire to ordain. Motivation is the most important factor.
A nun’s lifestyle
The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion, service, and spiritual practice.
Guided by bodhicitta to create an energy field for common good
An interview with Dharma Drum Humanity Magazine, in which Venerable Chodron talks about her early experiences being a monastic and the founding of the Abbey.
以願導航 創造共善能量場
法鼓山讓《人生》雜誌採訪圖丹卻准法師，談論她早期出家和創始舍衛精舍的經歷。
The future is up to us
A participant in Sravasti Abbey’s recent Living Vinaya course considers how the monastic tradition contributes to the Dharma in the West.
Sravasti Abbey hosts “Living Vinaya in the West”
A historic event at Sravasti Abbey: 49 nuns gather to learn and live the Vinaya in order to support monasticism in the West.
Transmitting the lamp of the Dharma
Encouraging all Buddhists to work together to transmit the lamp of the Dharma from one generation to the next.
