Suggested Reading
Monastic Life and Community Life
Chodron, Thubten, ed. Blossoms of the Dharma: Living as a Buddhist Nun. Berkeley, North
Atlantic Books, 1999.
Chodron, Thubten, ed. Preparing for Ordination: Reflections for Westerners Considering
Monastic Ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Seattle: Life as a Western Buddhist Nun,
1997. For free distribution, write to Sravasti Abbey, 692 Country Lane, Newport WA 99156,
USA. Online at
http://www.thubtenchodron.org/Publications/PreparingForOrdination/preparing_for_ordination.h
tml
Chodron, Thubten. “Spiritual Sisters: A Benedictine and a Buddhist Nun in Dialogue.” See
http://www.thubtenchodron.org/InterreligiousDialogue/interreligious_dialogue.html
Chodron, Thubten. Various articles on monastic life at:
http://www.thubtenchodron.org/BuddhistNunsMonasticLife/buddhist_nuns_monastic_life.html
Hanh, Thich Nhat. Friends on the Path. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 2002.
Hanh, Thich Nhat. Joyfully Together: The Art of Building a Harmonious Community. Berkeley:
Parallax Press, 2003.
Hanh, Thich Nhat. Stepping into Freedom: An Introduction to Buddhist Monastic Training.
Berkeley: Parallax Press,1997.
International Kagyu Sangha Association. The Profound Path of Peace (several past issues.
Gampo Abbey, Pleasant Bay, N.S. BOE 2PO, Canada.
International Mahayana Institute. Sangha Magazine. (Several previous issues). www.fpmt.org.
Monastic Training Sourcebook, volumes I and II. Gampo Abbey, Pleasant Bay, N.S. BOE 2PO,
Canada
Sanghadevi. Living Together. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2003
Sutras
From the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha):
MN 3
Heirs in Dhamma (Dhammadayada Sutta)
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MN 15
MN 21
MN 22
MN 31
MN 33
MN 46
MN 50
MN 54
MN 65
MN 75
MN 76
MN 77
MN 82
MN 85
MN 104
MN 105
MN 108
MN 113
MN 125
MN 128
MN 139
MN 142
Inference (Anumana Sutta)
The Simile of the Saw (Kakacupama Sutta)
The Simile of the Snake (Alagaddupama Sutta)
The Shorter Discourse in Gosinga (Culagosinga Sutta) *
The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd (Mahagopalaka Sutta)
The Greater Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things (Mahadhammasamadana
Sutta)
The Rebuke to Mara (Maratajjaniya Sutta)
To Potaliya (Potaliya Sutta)
To Bhaddali (Bhaddali Sutta)
To Magandiya (Magandiya Sutta)
To Sandaka (Sandaka Sutta)
The Greater Discourse to Sakuludayin (Mahasakuludayi Sutta)
On Ratthapala (Ratthalpala Sutta) *
To Prince Bodhi (Bodhirajakumara Sutta)
At Samagama (Samagama Sutta)
To Sunakkhatta (Sunakkhatta Sutta)
With Gopaka Moggallana (Gopakamoggallana Sutta)
The True Man (Sappurisa Sutta)
The Grade of the Tamed (Dantabhumi Sutta)
Imperfections (Upakkilesa Sutta)
The Exposition of Non-Conflict (Aranavibhanga Sutta)
The Exposition of Offerings (Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta)
From the Digha Nikaya (The Long Discourses of the Buddha):
DN 25
The Great Lion’s Roar to the Udumbarikans (Udumbarika-Sihanada Sutta)
Vinaya
Aggacitta Bhikkhu. Kathina Then and Now. Perak, Malaysia: Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary,
2001.
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. The Siladhara Vinaya Training. 1995.
Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. The Buddhist Monastic Code. 1994. For free distribution, write to: The
Abbot, Metta Forest Monastery, P.O. Box 1409, Valley Center, CA 92082, USA.
The Daily Requisites of Vinaya, English translator unknown. Taiwan: The Committee of
Religious Affairs Fo Kuang Shan Buddhist Order, 1998.
Dharmacarya Council. Revised Pratimoksha: Recitation Ceremony of the Bhikshur Precepts.
France: Plum Village Press, 2003.
Dhirasekera, Jotiya. Buddhist Monastic Discipline. Sri Lanka: Ministry of Higher Education
Research Publication Series, 1982.
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The Essentials of the Rules of Discipline for Sramanera and Sramanerikas. English translator
unknown. Taiwan: The Committee of Religious Affairs Fo Kuang Shan Buddhist Order, 1998.
Gyaltshen, Sakya Pandita Kunga. A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes. Albany NY:
SUNY, 2002.
Gyatso, Tenzin. Advice from Buddha Shakyamuni Concerning a Monk’s Discipline. Dharamsala:
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1982.
Hanh, Thich Nhat. For a Future to Be Possible. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1993.
Hirakawa, Akira. Monastic Discipline for the Buddhist Nuns. Patna, Tokyo: Kashi Prasad
Jayaswal Research Institution, 1982.
Horner, I. B. Book of the Discipline (Vinaya-Pitaka). Pts. 1-4 of Sacred Books of the Buddhists.
London: Pali Text Society, 1983. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Ltd., 1982.
Kabilsingh, Chatsumarn, trans. The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha of the Six Schools. Bangkok:
Thammasat University Press, 1991. (also Chowghambha, Varanasi, India)
Kabilsingh, Chatsumarn. A Comparative Study of Bhikkhuni Patimokkha. Varanasi:
Chaukhambha Orientalia, 1984.
Miao, Shu-lien, trans. The Dharmagupta-Bhiksuni-Karman, Taiwan: Chinese Buddhist
Association, 1983.
Miao, Shu-lien, trans. The Model Transmission of the Sramanerika Ordination. Taiwan: Chinese
Buddhist Association, 1983.
Mipham, Lama and Tsong Khapa. Stanzas for a Novice Monk. Dharamsala, India: Library of
Tibetan Works and Archives, 1978.
Mohoupt, Fran, ed. Sangha. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Mahayana Institute. (P.O. Box
817).
The Profound Path of Peace, no. 12 (Feb. 1993). Write to: International Kagyu Sangha
Association c/o Gampo Abbey, Pleasant Bay, N.S. BOE 2PO, Canada.
Provisional Version of Regular Monastic Rites for Nuns. Contact Bhikshuni Jampa Tsedroen,
Tibetisches Zentrum e.V., Herman-Balk-Str. 106, D-22147 Hammburg, Germany.
Rhys Davids, T. W. and Herman Oldenberg, trans. Vinaya Texts. Pts. 1-3. New Delhi: Atlantic
Publishers and Distributors, 1990.
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Roth, G.,Bhiksuni-Vinaya, Manual of Discipline for Buddhist Nuns (Arya-MahasamghikaLokottaravadin) (Tibetan Sanskrit Works Series, 12), Patna: K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute,
1970.
Tegchok, Geshe. Monastic Rites. London: Wisdom Publications, 1985.
Thrangu Rinpoche, Khenchen. The Tibetan Vinaya: Guide to Buddhist Conduct. Delhi: Sri
Satguru Publications, 1990.
Theravada Bhikkhuni Vinaya. Vol. 3 of Vinaya Pitaka. Pali Text Society.
Thich Nhat Hanh. For a Future to Be Possible. Berkeley, 1993.
Tsedroen, Jampa. A Brief Survey of the Vinaya. Hamburg: Dharma Edition, 1992.
Tsering, Tashi and Philippa Russell. “An Account of the Buddhist Ordination of Women.” ChoYang 1.1 (1986): 21-30. Dharamsala: Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs.
Tsomo, Karma Lekshe. Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Monastic Ethics for Women.
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996.
Upsak, C. S. Dictionary of Early Buddhist Monastic Terms. Varanasi: Bharati Prakashan, 1975.
Wijayaratna, Mohan. Buddhist Monastic Life According to the Texts of the Theravada Tradition.
Trans. Claude Grangier and Steven Collins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Wu Yin, Bhikshuni. Choosing Simplicity: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha. Ithaca:
Snow Lion, 2001.
Wu Yin, Bhikshuni. Teachings on the Dharmagupta Bhikshuni Pratimoksa. Given at Life as a
Western Buddhist Nun. For audio tapes, write to Hsiang Kuang Temple, 49-1 Nei-pu, Chu-chi,
Chia-I County 60406, Taiwan.
Yeshe, Lama and Zopa Rinpoche. Advice for Monks and Nuns. Boston: Lama Yeshe Wisdom
Archives, 1998.
History
Dutt, N. Early History of the Spread of Buddhism and the Buddhist Schools. New Delhi: 1930.
Warder, A. K. Indian Buddhism. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980.
Other
Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses. Upon this Tradition. 2000.
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Henry, Patrick, ed. Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict. New
York: Riverhead Books, 2002.
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