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Venerable Thubten Chodron Monasticism in the West
A question and answer session about Buddhist monasticism in the West.
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Sustaining our monastic life
How a long-term bodhicitta motivation is essential to sustaining ordained life and the importance of…
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The value of a sangha community
The meaning of sangha and the benefits of living in a monastic community.
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Living a happy monastic life
The key factors that lead to having a happy mind as a monastic and living…
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Monastic precepts and community life
How monastic precepts and community life are set up to help work with our afflictions…
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The five precepts
How the five precepts guide how we live and relate to each other for the…
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Posadha at Sravasti Abbey
An explanation of the ritual known as posadha, during which monastics purify and restore their…
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The value of monastic life and communities in the 21...
In modern Western society, monastics support their communities in part by acting as the conscience…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Researching the bhikshuni lineage
Can the bhikshuni ordination be traced back to the time of the Buddha? Bhikshuni Sangye…
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Venerable Thubten Pende Seniority in the sangha
Reflection on the monastic hierarchy helps a "baby" nun to grow in her Dharma practice.
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