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Venerable Thubten Chodron How precepts promote harmony in the sangha
The three kinds of precepts (pratimoksa, bodhisattva, and tantric) and how the first two reasons…
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The six harmonies of monastic life
The six harmonies of the Sangha described by the Buddha: physical, verbal, mental, keeping precepts,…
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Ten reasons for monastic precepts
Continuing the story of Sudina, where the Buddha explains 10 reasons for laying down the…
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The first monastic precept
The story of Venerable Sudina, a monk whose transgression occasioned the first monastic precept.
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Why ordain young?
The story of Venerable Ratthapala and his response to a king who asked why he…
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Resisting social pressure
The story of Venerable Ratthapala, a young man in the Buddha’s times who vowed that…
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The spread of Buddhism and monastic life
The Buddha’s life story and how monasticism adapted to different cultures.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama The joy of monastic discipline
Written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, these verses pay tribute to the ethical discipline…
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Venerable Thubten Rinchen American professor teaches physics to Tibetan nuns
Physics professor Nicole Ackerman (now Venerable Thubten Rinchen) writes about her experience teaching science to…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel The power of an idea
Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…
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Why monastics matter in the modern world
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains how the role of monastics today is not much different than…
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