Full Ordination for Nuns
Advice about bhikshuni ordination, excerpted from a teaching given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, on May 7, 2018.
Teachings
Bhikshuni Ordination
Full Ordination for Nun
Keeping Bhikshuni Vows Purely
Support for Research on Bhikshuni Vows
Whether to Take Gelongma Vows
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Giving up Vows
Topics:
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice > Giving up Vows
Considering Giving Up Vows
Decision to Disrobe
Difficulties With Vows
Don't Give the Victory to Delusion
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Ordination Advice
Topics:
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice
A Big Decision
A Monk Changes Traditions
Becoming Ordained for all Living Beings
Carrying Suitcases
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Requesting Ordination
Animal Liberation and Long-life Practices Before Ordination
Asking to Be a Nun
Becoming a Nun in the Future
It’s Best If You Become a Monk
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Sutra of Golden Light
Benefits of the Sutra of Golden Light
Doubting the Benefits of the Sutra of Golden Light
Golden Light Sutra Recitation for All Beings
Golden Light Sutra Recitation for World Peace
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Golden Light Sutra in Portland (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
A two-day commentary and partial oral transmission of the Sutra of Golden Light.
Chapters:
1. The Suffering Nature of Samsara
2. The Real I
3. Why We Need to Practice Dharma
4. Benefits of Golden Light Sutra
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Golden Light Sutra in New York City (Audio)
A commentary and partial oral transmission of the first seven chapters of the Golden Light Sutra given at New York's Tibet House, September 2007.
Chapters:
Sunday, September 9th: Part A
Sunday, September 9th: Part B
Sunday, September 16th: Part A
Sunday, September 16th: Part B
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Golden Light Sutra in Barcelona (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
Rinpoche gives a partial oral transmission of the Golden Light Sutra and teaches extensively on emptiness and other topics, including how to achieve happiness, why we need compassion and karma.
Chapters:
Day One Part One : Happiness for Oneself and Others
Day One Part Two : Compassion and the Good Heart
Day One Part Three : Oral Transmission Begins
Day Two Part One : The Merely Labeled "I"
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