Sravasti Abbey

Teachings that were presented at Sravasti Abbey.

Latest Posts

View all posts in Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching archive.

Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast

Proving four possibilities and mutual exclusion

Covering the sections “Proving Four Possibilities” and “Proving Mutual Exclusion.”

View Post
The Six Perfections

Paramita of fortitude

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of fortitude.

View Post
The Six Perfections

Paramita of ethical conduct

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of ethical conduct and compares the pratimoksa…

View Post
Pink teddy bear wearing a pink dotted dress.
By Prison Volunteers

The Teddy Bear Project

A surprise gift from an incarcerated person for one of the Abbey's volunteers.

View Post
The Six Perfections

Day 2: Questions and answers

Questions from Day 2 teachings on anger, obscurations to omniscience, and the super-knowledges.

View Post
The Six Perfections

Paramita of generosity

Examples from Buddhist scriptures of the bodhisattva perfection of generosity, which includes giving material goods,…

View Post
The Six Perfections

Wishing bodhicitta

The five guidelines of wishing, or aspiring, bodhicitta and the four positive dharmas and the…

View Post
The Six Perfections

Day 1: Questions and answers

Questions from Day 1 teachings on cognition, altruism, self-centeredness, and bodhicitta.

View Post
The Six Perfections

Why is bodhicitta so powerful?

How bodhicitta encapsulates numerous agents of transformation within a single motivation and outlines some of…

View Post
Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

The four truths of the aryas

Covering the sections "The Four Truths of the Aryas" and "Dependent Arising and Emptiness."

View Post