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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Travels

Rejoicing over teachings in Mexico

Venerable Chodron shares on her recent teaching tour in Mexico, which was well attended and…

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Western Monastics

Chinese bhikshunis visit Sravasti Abbey

A question-and-answer session with Chinese bhikshunis who visited the Abbey to help conduct the ordination…

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Travels

Trip to India

Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about her trip to India and the precious opportunity to meet…

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Venerable Chodron, smiling, receiving alms from a young boy.
Western Monastics

How precious is monastic community

The conditions for a stable monastic community, where beginners can train, are extremely rare and…

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Group photo of monastics.
Western Buddhist Monastic Gatherings

Developing and sustaining bodhi resolve

Monastics from different traditions discussed cultivating joyous effort and bodhicitta in a difficult modern world.

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Image of Venerable Thubten Chodron ordination
Thubten Chodron

Monastic life

Photos from early years as a nun and at Sravasti Abbey.

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An early photo of Venerable Chodron, smiling.
Becoming a Monastic

A monastic’s mind

A talk directed at monastics but valuable for all. The value of having a monastic…

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Ven. Chodron smiling with palms together.
Living in Community

Question and answer session with nuns in Indonesia

Questions on various topics including gender equality of monastics, relating to the spiritual teacher and…

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Travels

Trip to Singapore and Dharamsala

After being away for nearly six weeks, Venerable Thubten Chodron recounts her time teaching in…

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Group photo of monastics.
Western Buddhist Monastic Gatherings

Building community the monastic way

Monastics of different traditions discussed the importance of harmonious community life and ways in which…

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Group of monastics and the two anagarikas, standing with Venerable Chodron.
Becoming a Monastic

Donning the robes

One nun's path from being a householder with interest in Buddhism, to spiritual director of…

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Living with Impermanence

Death under the bodhi tree

The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…

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