Thubten Chodron

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Thubten Chodron
釋德林
Thubten Chodron
TitleVenerable
Personal
Born
Cheryl Greene

(1950-09-18) September 18, 1950 (age 73)[1]
Chicago, Illinois[1]
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
SchoolGelug

Thubten Chodron (德林 — De Lin), born Cheryl Greene, is an American

Gelongma) ordination of women. She is a student of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, and other Tibetan masters. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and is co-authoring with the Dalai Lama
a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion.

Biography

Born in 1950, Thubten Chodron grew up in a "non-religious Jewish" family near Los Angeles, California, and earned her B.A. in history from

bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan
.

Chodron has studied and practiced Buddhism in the Tibetan tradition extensively in India and Nepal under the guidance of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche and other Tibetan masters and for three years at Dorje Pamo Monastery in France. She directed the spiritual program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy[1] for nearly two years, was resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore,[1] and for 10 years was spiritual director and resident teacher at Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle, US.[1]

Emphasizing the practical application of the Buddha's teachings in daily life, Chodron tries to explain them in ways easily understood and practised by Westerners. She has worked on re-establishing the Bhikshuni lineage of

Buddhist nuns, cultivating interfaith dialogue, and Dharma outreach in prisons. Seeing the importance and necessity of a monastery for Westerners training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she founded Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastic community north of Spokane, Washington
, and is the abbess there. It is the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western monks and nuns in America.

Chodron is also author or editor of more than 25 books on Buddhism, including two works co-written with the 14th Dalai Lama: Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions and Approaching the Buddhist Path, the first in a multi-volume collection presenting the Dalai Lama's comprehensive explanation of the Buddhist path. Other popular works include Buddhism for Beginners; Open Heart, Clear Mind; Working with Anger; and Don't Believe Everything You Think.[3]

Chodron was a co-organizer of Life as a Western Buddhist Nun,

Mind and Life Institute
conferences in which the 14th Dalai Lama dialogues with Western scientists.

Chodron travels worldwide to teach the Dharma: North America, Latin America, Singapore,

Soviet countries. Seeing the importance and necessity of a monastery for Westerners training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she founded Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington, US, in 2003, and became its abbess.[2]

In 2016 she was awarded the Global Bhikkhuni Award, presented by the Chinese Buddhist Bhikkhuni Association of Taiwan.[6]

Teaching schedule

Chodron permanently resides at Sravasti Abbey in Washington, US, when she is not on her international teaching tours.

The abbey has a yearly program of weekly teachings as well as various teaching and meditation retreats:

  • Thursday and Friday weekly teachings, which are broadcast via livestream.com and posted on the Sravasti Abbey YouTube channel;[7]
  • Annual 'Young Adults Explore Buddhism' program;
  • Annual 'Exploring Monastic Life' three-week residential program for those thinking about becoming a Buddhist monk or nun;
  • Annual month-long winter retreat;
  • Various other courses and retreats.[7]

Bibliography

Edited by Chodron:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chodron, Thubten 1950–". Contemporary Authors. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "Home - Sravasti Abbey - A Buddhist Monastery". Sravasti Abbey. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ^ "Books by Venerable Thubten Chodron". thubtenchodron.org. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  4. ^ "Life as a Western Buddhist Nun". Thubten Chodron. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "The second Gethsemani Encounter". Thubten Chodron. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "8 North American Buddhist nuns, including Pema Chödrön and Thubten Chodron, receive "Global Bhikkhuni Award" - Lion's Roar". Lionsroar.com. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  7. ^ a b "Events - Sravasti Abbey - A Buddhist Monastery". Sravasti Abbey. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  8. ^ "eNews: April 2017 - Sravasti Abbey - A Buddhist Monastery". 4 April 2017.

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