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Motivation for taking the eight Mahayana precepts

Motivation for taking the eight Mahayana precepts

This talk was given at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Washington, USA, on June 11, 2006.

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Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.