Thubten Chodron 釋德林 | |
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 Thubten Chodron | |
| Title | Venerable |
| Personal | |
| Born | Cheryl Greene September 18, 1950[1] |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Gelug |
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. 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.
- ^ a b "Chodron, Thubten 1950–". Contemporary Authors. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ "Home - Sravasti Abbey - A Buddhist Monastery". Sravasti Abbey. Retrieved 2017-07-28.