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Ongoing efforts to revive the full ordination for women in the Tibetan tradition.
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The rise of women in Buddhism: Has the ice been broken?
In this panel discussion recorded in 2014, Venerable Thubten Chodron and others consider the problems…
View PostGeshemas and bhikshuni ordination
Statements made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Jangchup Lamrim teachings regarding bhikshuni…
View PostOrdination of buddhist nuns
Progress on the revival of Mūlasarvāstivāda bhikṣuṇī ordination.
View PostMulti-tradition ordination (long version)
Detailed research establishing a precedent in Tibet where ordination was given together by monks from…
View Post“I will do it”
The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa steps up to address the issue of bhikshuni full ordination in…
View PostWomen—part of the basis
HHDL about the importance of full ordination for women, the study of scriptures by women…
View PostBhikshuni ordination in the Tibetan tradition
Support of the establishment of bhikshuni ordination in the Tibetan tradition.
View PostMulti-tradition ordination (short version)
Detailed research establishing a precedent in Tibet where ordination was given together by monks from…
View PostClarifying the status of the “Geshe-ma”
A clarification of the status of women in the Tibetan monastic community: how the issues…
View PostRegarding the bhikshuni order in Tibetan Buddhism
An interview on bhikshuni ordination in Tibetan Buddhist, benefits of having bhikshuni in all Buddhist…
View PostPresent status of bhikshuni ordination
Concerns within the sangha regarding giving bhikshuni ordination are addressed by the findings of recent…
View PostThe Committee of Western Bhikshunis
A group created at the request of H.H. the Dalai Lama to research how to…
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