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Teachings on the monastic code of ethical discipline and precepts as set out by the Buddha 2,500 years ago and how they are lived in the present-day context.
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Bhikkhu Bodhi The challenge of the future
Does Western Buddhism need a monastic sangha? If so, what should their role be? What…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The life of the Buddha
The life of the Buddha in terms of the direction we can go in mind…
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Monasteries and monastic training
A summary of the recent 14th annual Western Buddhist monastic conference, describing the training of…
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Monastics from different traditions discuss aspects of training, creating monasteries, and the challenges of monastic…
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Right livelihood for the sangha in the 21st century
How the sangha practices the Dharma will have a deep impact on the survival of…
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Bhikkhu Sujato Dark matter
Examining the complexity of the issue of bhikkhuni ordination: different views and lineages of the…
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Bhikkhuni pārājika 1
An exploration of the first pārājika: the variety of rule formations and disrobal methods, re-ordination…
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Venenerable Bhikshu Ben Yin - May 28, 2008
Venenerable Bhikshu Ben Yin Chinese bhikshuni ordination
Brief history of the Chinese vinaya lineage, bhikshuni ordination and the guidelines for consulting other…
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Ordination of nuns by monks
Scriptural references in the Pali canon on the bhikshuni ordination procedure.
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Principles to be respected
A comprehensive essay on the eight garudhammas, the rules concerning bhikkhunis' conduct in their social…
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The revival of bhikkhunī ordination in the Theravāda...
Legal and moral issues involved in the revival of the Theravāda Bhikkhunī Sangha.
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The monastic preceptor
Enter monastic life with a sincere motivation. Cultivate it again and again so it increases…
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