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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Exploring our motivation for ordination
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares stories from Buddhist nuns on why they chose to ordain and…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhism and culture
How our worldly concerns follow us to the monastery, and how the development of Buddhism…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye The fruits of exploring monastic life
The gems of wisdom gained from participating in the Exploring Monastic Life program for many…
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A mirror for our spiritual journey
The Buddha's life story and how it offers a model for our own spiritual journey.
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Interview with Interfaith Voices
Interview with a Catholic nun about life as a Buddhist nun.
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Bringing the kathina ceremony to the West
What the kathina ceremony means to the Sravasti Abbey community.
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The significance of the kathina ceremony
The story of how and why the Buddha introduced the kathina ceremony for the sangha.
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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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Buddhist women in the West
The challenges and freedoms of being a Western Buddhist nun. Bringing the Dharma to Western…
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Life as a Western Buddhist nun
What it means to live as a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the…
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Marie Scarles - Feb 26, 2016
Marie Scarles Comrades in alms
Tricycle Magazine interviews Venerable Thubten Chodron about the challenges and joys of being a monk…
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Yin Radio
- Dec 6, 2015
Women in Buddhism
The journey into Buddhism, what it's like to be a female Buddhist leader, views on…
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