
Purpose of a Monastery
Ven. Thubten Chodron invites the Abbey community—both resident and those afar—to reflect on the question: “What’s the purpose of a monastery?”
Ven. Thubten Chodron invites the Abbey community—both resident and those afar—to reflect on the question: “What’s the purpose of a monastery?”
Monasteries are rare and precious places where we can test and expand the limits of our love.
Responding to a question posed to the Ask a Buddhist feature at Spokane FAVS, Ven. Thubten Chonyi describes a nuns’ life.Â
Ven. Pende shares her experience of full ordination in Taiwan.
Bhikshuni Changshen from Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan posted this report to her organization’s magazine.
For Christina, Living Vinaya in the West brings an invitation for young people to train in spiritual community.