Chodron, T.

PersonType	Category:Authors of English Works Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Category:Translators
MainNamePhon	Thubten Chodron
MainNameChi	德林
MainNamePin	Dé lín
bio	A native of the U.S., Ven. Chodron, whose Chinese Dharma name is De Lin, is particularly qualified to teach Western monastics. She trained in Asia for many years, receiving novice ordination from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in 1977 and full ordination in Taiwan in 1986. Her teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Lama Thubten Yeshe and many others. In addition to founding Sravasti Abbey, Ven. Chodron is a well-known author and teacher. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, including four volumes (so far) in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with whom she has studied for nearly forty years. Find info on the first four volumes in the series here: Volume 1, Approaching the Buddhist Path; Volume 2, The Foundation of Buddhist Practice; Volume 3, Samsara, Nirvana, & Buddha Nature, and Volume 4, Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps. Ven. Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her practical (and humorous!) explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She was resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore and Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle. Ven. Chodron is also actively involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. (Source Accessed Nov 1, 2021)
associatedwebsite	http://www.thubtenchodron.org
affiliation	Sravasti Abbey https://sravastiabbey.org/
IsInGyatsa	No
BnwShortPersonBio	Venerable Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the US. She graduated from UCLA, and did graduate work in education at USC. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche. Ven. Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her practical (and humorous!) explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She is also involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and has co-authored a book with His Holiness the Dalai Lama—Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions. (Source Accessed Jan 24, 2020)
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Full Name

Venerable Thubten Chodron

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• http://www.thubtenchodron.org
• http://www.sravastiabbey.org