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Western monasticism
Monastics from different traditions discuss aspects of training, creating monasteries, and the challenges of monastic…
View PostRight livelihood for the sangha in the 21st century
How the sangha practices the Dharma will have a deep impact on the survival of…
View PostDark matter
Examining the complexity of the issue of bhikkhuni ordination: different views and lineages of the…
View PostBhikkhuni pārājika 1
An exploration of the first pārājika: the variety of rule formations and disrobal methods, re-ordination…
View PostChinese bhikshuni ordination
Brief history of the Chinese vinaya lineage, bhikshuni ordination and the guidelines for consulting other…
View PostOrdination of nuns by monks
Scriptural references in the Pali canon on the bhikshuni ordination procedure.
View PostPrinciples to be respected
A comprehensive essay on the eight garudhammas, the rules concerning bhikkhunis' conduct in their social…
View PostSix harmonies in a sangha community
Practical guidelines for setting up and living in a Dharma community or monastery, and the…
View PostWomen—part of the basis
HHDL about the importance of full ordination for women, the study of scriptures by women…
View PostBecoming a Western Buddhist nun
How Buddhist monastic ordination is becoming established in the West.
View PostMonasteries as the conscience of society
The vision behind Sravasti Abbey, the benefits of living the monastic life, and using community…
View PostFounding donor’s day
The birth of Sravasti Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the U.S.
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