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Pages in category "Buddhist nuns" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Maechee Kyaw is still one of the most prominent Buddhist female figures in Thailand and continues to be an inspiration to people around the world. [14] [15] [16] Mae Chi Sansanee (1953-2021) was a prominent Thai Theravada Buddhist spiritual teacher renowned for her innovative approach to Buddhist practice.
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]
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.
The Keydong Thuk-Che-Cho-Ling Nunnery is the first Tibetan Institution to provide higher education for Buddhist nuns.This practice is a traditional way to purify the mind, and includes visualizations, verse recitations, distinction and beautiful overtone chanting, all complemented by heartfelt prayer.
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.
[1] As a result, she turned to Buddhist philosophy and began her Buddhist studies and life in 1980, aged 21. She travelled to Dharamshala , India in order to study Vajrayana Buddhism and the Tibetan language , before becoming a novice at the age of 22 [ 2 ] —one of the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns in Germany. [ 1 ]
The Sīladharā Order is a Theravada Buddhist female monastic order established by Ajahn Sumedho at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, England. [1] Its members are known as Sīladharās . In 1983, he obtained permission from the Sangha in Thailand, to give a ten-precept pabbajjā to women, giving them official recognition as female renunciants ...