Western Monastics
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The Challenges and Joys of Monastic Life
Rejoicing in the 21st Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering, which was hosted by Sravasti Abbey for…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi 
Michaela Haas Women in Western Buddhism
An excerpt from Dakini Power: Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in…
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How to grow a monastic
A personal account of the 19th Annual Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering.
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Chinese bhikshunis visit Sravasti Abbey
A question-and-answer session with Chinese bhikshunis who visited the Abbey to help conduct the ordination…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho How precious is monastic community
The conditions for a stable monastic community, where beginners can train, are extremely rare and…
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Developing and sustaining bodhi resolve
Monastics from different traditions discussed cultivating joyous effort and bodhicitta in a difficult modern world.
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Building community the monastic way
Monastics of different traditions discussed the importance of harmonious community life and ways in which…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
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Joyfully swimming upstream
Monastics from different traditions discussed the significance of the Vinaya and its application in a…
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Buddhadharma Magazine - Mar 4, 2010
Buddhadharma Magazine Why we need monasticism
Monastics as a bridge between the ancient teachings and the modern world.
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Monastics go green
Monastics of different traditions discussed intersections between Buddhism and environmentalism, and how Dharma practice can…
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