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El Paular Charterhouse (Cartuja de Santa Maria de El Paular), Rascafría near Madrid (1390–1835; part of the premises have been occupied by Benedictine monks since 1954; the remainder is a hotel) [125] Porta Coeli Charterhouse (Cartuja de Porta Coeli) near Valencia (1272–1800s; renewed 1946, still extant) [111] [126]
Sravasti Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Western nuns and monks in the U.S., was established in Washington State by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron in 2003. Whilst practicing in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, Sravasti Abbey monastics ordain in the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya. [1]
Thubten Chodron (德林 — De Lin), born Cheryl Greene, is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the United States. [2] Chodron is a central figure in the reinstatement of the Bhikshuni (Tib.
Blue Cliff Monastery is an 80-acre (0.32 km 2) Thiền Buddhist monastery located in Pine Bush, New York. [1] [2] It was founded in May 2007 by monastic and lay practitioners from the Plum Village Tradition. [3] [4] The monastery is under the direction of Thích Nhất Hạnh's Order of Interbeing in the Thiền tradition.
From 1969 to 1972 Chân Không worked with Thích Nhất Hạnh in Paris organizing the Buddhist Peace Delegation which campaigned for peace in Vietnam. She then worked with Thích Nhất Hạnh to establish the first the Sweet Potato community near Paris, then Plum Village Monastery in 1982. Chân Không accompanied and assisted Thích Nhất ...
It is the first institute dedicated specifically to higher education for Tibetan Buddhist nuns. It is open to nuns from all traditions. Upon graduation from a 19-year program, the nuns will be thoroughly trained in their Buddhist tradition and will be eligible to receive a Geshe degree (Geshema for women), equivalent to a Ph.D. in Tibetan Buddhism.
Fictional Buddhist nuns (10 P) B. Buddhist abbesses (18 P) Pages in category "Buddhist nuns" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Sravasti Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Western nuns and monks in the U.S., was established in Washington State by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron in 2003. The Abbey practices in the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya. It is situated on 300 acres forest and meadows, 11 miles (18 km) outside of Newport, Washington, near the Idaho state line. It is ...