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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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Regarding the bhikshuni order in Tibetan Buddhism
An interview on bhikshuni ordination in Tibetan Buddhist, benefits of having bhikshuni in all Buddhist…
View PostMonastic health
Monastics practicing in the West discusses health, including how it influences practice, how it relates…
View PostGender equality/inequality in Buddhism
How our own minds create our experience of gender equality. Addressing "problematic" text, situation of…
View PostOrigin of the Mahayana sutras
There are records of Buddhist teachings in oral and written form through time. Were they…
View PostMonastic precepts
Classification of vows for fully ordained monastics and disciplinary measures.
View PostEvolution of the monastic community
The sangha from Buddha's time to the present day, from wandering mendicants to community.
View PostHistory of the eight Mahayana precepts
We take the precepts to stop gross harm to sentient beings and to reduce distractions…
View PostWestern monastic life
Monastics from different traditions practicing in the West discuss aspects of training, precepts, community life,…
View PostA seminar to be organised by the Department of Relig...
This paper is a summary of much of the research done on the bhikshuni ordination…
View PostResearch regarding the lineage of bhikshuni ordination
Possibility and validity of introducing bhikshuni ordination into the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
View PostBhikshuni ordination
Tracing bhikshuni ordination from the Buddha's time to the present and how the existence of…
View PostBhikshunis in Mulasarvastivada vinaya tradition?
A request to Tibetan vinaya masters to develop a system of bhikshuni ordination.
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