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Women’s Studies Center and Women’s and Gender Studies present What Buddha Taught and Why it Matters Today Tuesday, November 1, 2011 noon-12:50 p.m. 207 Monroe Hall Growing up in middle class America, the future Buddhist nun, Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron, asked hard questions. Why do we fight for “peace?” How can we end racism and sexism? What actions really help others? She finally found answers through Tibetan Buddhism and devoted her life to enacting the teachings. Join her to learn why the Buddha’s message is urgently relevant to people of all faiths in the 21st Century. Venerable Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron has practiced the Buddha’s teachings for more than thirty years. She ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition in 1977 and has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, among others. She teaches Buddhist philosophy and meditation worldwide and has published numerous books including Open Heart, Clear Mind; Working with Anger, and Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path. She is currently the Abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastic community in Newport, Washington, USA, which she founded in 2003. Persons with special needs may make arrangements for accommodations by calling Christi (359-2847) at the Women’s Studies Center, seven business days in advance. start something big
