Buddhist nuns
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Venerable Thubten Lhatso A nun in exile: From Tibet to India
A Tibetan-born nun emigrates out of Chinese-occupied territory to South India, where she is instrumental…
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Venerable Ngawang Chodron Restoring an ancient tradition
A nun describes her experience being accepted and integrating into a Mainland Chinese community of…
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Venerable Tenzin Namdrol Blossoming in Plum Village
A nun discusses entering the 5-year monastic training with the core community at Thich Nhat…
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Ajahn Sundara The Theravada sangha goes west
The birth of a Thai Monastery in England. How the female community created a new…
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Tsultrim Palmo Life in Gampo Abbey—Western style
A description of the practices and commitments of the residents of Gampo Abbey.
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Bhikkhuni Dhammananda The history of the bhikkhuni sangha
An account of the bhikshuni lineage from the time of the Buddha and its spread…
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Bhikshuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo - Dec 28, 1999
Bhikshuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo The history of Buddhist monasticism and its Western ...
Tracing the evolution of the sangha and Vinaya. The challenges faced by the sangha in…
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A turnaround in Mundgod
A Western nun teaching young Tibetans in India in 1999? Why not give something back…
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