Monastic Life
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The Buddha’s life
How to not rely on external things for happiness but instead seek liberation from suffering,…
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Motivation in a monastic environment
Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…
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Living in a monastic environment
Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…
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Multi-tradition ordination (long version)
Detailed research establishing a precedent in Tibet where ordination was given together by monks from…
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Ajahn Sumedho - May 17, 2010
Ajahn Sumedho The five points
Taken from "Where We Are Now," a letter by Elders' Council of the Forest Sangha,…
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Bhikkhu Sujato
- May 17, 2010
Bhikkhunīs in Theravāda
Tracing the validity of bhikkhunī ordination within the Theravāda tradition, events through time and space,…
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Llundup Damcho
- May 17, 2010
“I will do it”
The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa steps up to address the issue of bhikshuni full ordination in…
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Janet Gyatso
- May 17, 2010
That was then, this is now
Why the eight heavy rules on the ordination of women need to be changed.
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Thanissara, Jitindriya and Elizabeth Day
- May 17, 2010
The time has come
Exploring challenges faced by bhikkunis in obtaining full ordination and why a genuine dialogue between…
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Buddhadharma Magazine
- Mar 4, 2010
Why we need monasticism
Monastics as a bridge between the ancient teachings and the modern world.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi An interview with a newly ordained monastic
Venerable Thubten Chonyi talks candidly to Awaken magazine of her decision to follow the monastic…
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Interview by Buddhist Television Network
Venerable Thubten Chodron relays her reasons for starting Sravasti Abbey and the challenges and difficulties…
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