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Learn about why full ordination for women matters and different perspectives on how it can be revived.

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Venerable Chodron with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Tibetan Tradition

Making progress towards the development of bhikshuni...

Highlights the progress made within nunneries and seminaries for advancement of bhikshunis and geshe-mas.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama at August 2005 European Tibetan Buddhism Conference.
Tibetan Tradition

Establishing a direction for reviving bhikshuni ordi...

Highlighting the direction for reviving the bhikshuni vow and driving consensus amongst several Buddhist communities.

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Image of Venerable Thubten Chodron ordination
Tibetan Tradition

Suggesting a collaboration for the purpose of reachi...

Importance of discussion amongst various Buddhist communities to reform the rules for bhikshuni ordination.

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Venerable Thubten Chodron ordination with other Bhikshunis.
Tibetan Tradition

Vinaya traditions for bhikshuni ordination

Equality for men and women practitioners in terms of full ordination as well as actual…

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Bhikshunis-to-be paying respect to their preceptors.
Full Ordination for Nuns

International full ordination ceremony in Bodh Gaya

A diverse group of monastics from around the world received full ordination, a major step…

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Freda Bedi standing with a group of Tibetans at Buxa.
Tibetan Tradition

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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Venerable Kechog Palmo sitting on the floor, smiling, looking at Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, also smiling.
Tibetan Tradition

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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