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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A turnaround in Mundgod
A Western nun teaching young Tibetans in India in 1999? Why not give something back…
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Colors of the Dharma
Representatives of a variety of monastic traditions discuss student-teacher relationships, practice, training, the Vinaya, monasteries…
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A message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Advice for Buddhist nuns to single-mindedly take the essence of Buddhism and put it into…
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Relevance of Vinaya in modern circumstances
A description of the Vinaya and the many instructions it contains on daily life, followed…
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Comparing and contrasting views
A comparison of religious views to support interfaith practice.
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A bhikshuni’s view
A brief overview of how Buddhist monastic traditions spread and adapt to new cultures.
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British woman Palmo came to Hong Kong to receive the...
An article about Freda Bedi receiving full ordination in Hong Kong.
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The first Western bhikshuni in the Tibetan tradition
Freda Bedi was the first Western nun in the Tibetan tradition to receive bhikshuni ordination.
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