Buddhist nuns

Guidance from teachers of various Buddhist traditions on the importance of ensuring that women experience full equality in their opportunity to practice and teach the Dharma.

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Exploring Monastic Life 2015

A monastic community

How community life is integral to monastic training. The value of monastic community and how…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2015

The evolution of the Dharma and the vinaya

The Buddha's milieu, and how the sangha and Buddhism spread after the Buddha's parinibbana.

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Exploring Monastic Life 2015

The Buddha’s life and teaching

On the purpose of bowing, recitations and offering the mandala before teachings. The Buddha's life…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2015

The purpose of the EML program

An introduction to the course and the challenges that we all have to look forward…

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Travels

Teachings in Australia and Indonesia

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on a long and fruitful trip to give and receive teachings…

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Preview of newspaper article featuring Ven. Damcho.
A Nun's Life

The call of monasticism

An interview with Venerable Thubten Damcho by "The Straits Times" on how she came to…

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Group of monastics and laypeople practicing on Lama Tsongkhapa Day.
Becoming a Monastic

Q & A regarding ordination

A monastic aspirant is given advice on examining oneself for hidden negative motivations, and a…

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Abbey monastics with H.E. Dagmo-la in the meditaiton hall.
Life at Sravasti Abbey

A Tibetan Buddhist nun blazes a trail for other wome...

Tracy Simmons interviews Venerable Thubten Chodron about the founding of the Abbey.

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Tibetan nuns smiling.
Tibetan Tradition

Geshemas and bhikshuni ordination

Statements made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Jangchup Lamrim teachings regarding bhikshuni…

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Closeup of a monastic's hand, a prayer book, and mala.
Becoming a Monastic

The importance of monastic training

Monastic life may be viewed as restrictive but actually offers freedom from distractions and freedom…

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Venerable Jampa walking outside and smiling.
Life at Sravasti Abbey

Rejoicing in living at Sravasti Abbey

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares how living at the Abbey and practicing with the community has…

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