A Nun's Life

What’s it like to be a Buddhist nun? Venerable Thubten Chodron and other nuns share about their lives.

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Buddhist nun making an offering to her teacher.
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Women in Buddhism

A discussion on the status of nuns in the Buddhist community.

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Sravasti Abbey and social engagement

Part two of an interview with Korea Buddhist Television Network on Sravasti Abbey and Buddhist…

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Why I became a Buddhist nun

Part one of an interview with Korea Buddhist Television Network on how Venerable Thubten Chodron…

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A life in the Dharma

A discussion that includes the journey to becoming a Buddhist nun and founding a monastery,…

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Motivational Monday: An interview with Venerable Cho...

Venerable Chodron discusses the Buddhist perspective on happiness, compassion and becoming the person you want…

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Venerable Lamsel smiling and talking to a friend.
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The power of an idea

Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…

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Venerable Chonyi smiling while sorthing through bins of mail.
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A nun’s lifestyle

The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion,…

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Front page of Dharma Drum article showing Ven. Chodron smiling.
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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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From goatherd to geshe

Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron describes her journey from rural Ladakh with minimal opportunities for education,…

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Group of geshemas seated together.
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Congratulations to the first geshemas!

Photos of the first batch of Geshemas from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery, wearing the yellow dongka…

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Venerable Chodron signs a book for a Dharma student at Tibet House Frankfurt.
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Interview with Tibetan Center Hamburg Magazine

The challenges of being a Buddhist nun in the West and what was learned from…

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