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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All Posts in A Nun's Life
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Munissara Bhikkhuni - Feb 21, 2026
Munissara Bhikkhuni Reflections on “Taking the Vinaya as Our Teacher”
In October and November of 2025, I had the great good fortune to go to…
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Venerable Jenkir Shih
- Dec 4, 2025
Building trust
The world faces division and uncertainty, whereas trust is the foundation of peaceful relationships.
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Lucia Damerino
- Aug 12, 2025
Light: On Spiritual Women
Spotlight on the life and aspirations of a Buddhist nun, teacher, and abbess.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 
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 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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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
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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Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron From goatherd to geshe
Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron describes her journey from rural Ladakh with minimal opportunities for education,…
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