Buddhist nuns
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Resisting social pressure
The story of Venerable Ratthapala, a young man in the Buddha’s times who vowed that…
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The spread of Buddhism and monastic life
The Buddha’s life story and how monasticism adapted to different cultures.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama The joy of monastic discipline
Written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, these verses pay tribute to the ethical discipline…
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Venerable Thubten Rinchen American professor teaches physics to Tibetan nuns
Physics professor Nicole Ackerman (now Venerable Thubten Rinchen) writes about her experience teaching science to…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel The power of an idea
Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…
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Why monastics matter in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Kathina celebration 2018
A short talk about the kathina robe ceremony to celebrate the end of the monastic…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Becoming a nun
There are many ways to consider one's desire to ordain. Motivation is the most important…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi A nun’s lifestyle
The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion,…
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Hezhen Lin - Mar 30, 2018
Hezhen Lin Guided by bodhicitta to create an energy field for c...
An interview with Dharma Drum Humanity Magazine, in which Venerable Chodron talks about her early…
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Christina Manriquez
- Feb 23, 2018
The future is up to us
A participant in Sravasti Abbey's recent "Living Vinaya in the West" course considers how the…
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Sravasti Abbey hosts “Living Vinaya in the Wes...
A historic event at Sravasti Abbey: 49 nuns gather to learn and live the Vinaya…
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