A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche
A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche
A Blog offered by Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche

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Bhikkhuni Pannavati and others leaving the ordination ceremony.
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More Nun Ordination in Thailand

It is illegal for women to take full ordination as a Bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun) in Thailand due to a 1928 law. Monks who have tried to ordain women have been ejected from the Thai sangha and even imprisoned. There does...

January 13, 2019
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Nuns' dormitory that was torched in Rayong, Thailand.
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Arson Attack at Nuns’ Temple in Thailand

Female Buddhist monks at a temple in Thailand suspect the burning down of one of their dormitories shown above on April 3, 2016 was an attack by arsonists disgruntled with the role of women in the clergy.  The fire...

January 13, 2019
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The author’s dog, Mason, in 2015, just before he was given his diagnosis.CreditCreditAmanda Jones
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The End of a Dog’s Life

Instead of euthanasia for her aging dog, Ana Homayoun tried a palliative and hospice care approach to ease his pain and give him more time to enjoy life. In the December 12, 2018 edition of the New York Times she told...

January 6, 2019
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QUOTE–Dharma Master

If you continue to follow a master with evil and erroneous views, you will not experience any beneficial effects from your practice no matter what Buddha-dharma you practice.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, Supreme...

December 30, 2018
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