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Getting Involved

The future of

Bodhicitta Dakini Monastery

is in your hands

“Continuity in Buddhist culture is not just a textual, ideological, or mystical transmission. It has a substantial institutional basis, the monastic Sangha. All Buddhist cultures have had both lay and monastic wings, and they always will, or else they will stop being recognizable forms of Buddhism. But the monastic Sangha is not just a community of spiritual seekers: it is a screen for the projection of Buddhist dreams.”

~ Bhikkhu Sujato, On Using Jung

Monastics are Buddhist people (men and women) who decide they wish to devote themselves to Buddhism by living a life of contemplation and meditation and living extremely simply. Monastic life provides ideal conditions for seeking the path of awakenings without the many worldly responsibilities and commitments that householders have, so that one can easily get Samadhi, devote oneself to serving the community (people with families, mortgages and jobs have less time for this), deep study, realisation, translation and transmission of Buddhism as a living tradition of awakening.

Buddhist monks and nuns follow the Vinaya, the code of vows laid down by the Buddha. A novice monk/nun has 10 vows and a fully ordained monastic has several hundred. Bhikshus are fully ordained monks, Bhikshunis are fully ordained nuns and Shramaneras are novices. Traditional monastic ordination is different to the ordination of Japanese Zen Priests who can still wear lay clothes and hold lay jobs,  and get married. They usually live a disciplined and inspiring life, however the Vinaya practice was lost in Japan. Ngakmas and Ngakpas are the ordinations for those wishing to live as married yogis and practice Vajrayana. These people sometimes live their life in retreat, or sometimes due to necessity they hold lay jobs.

Getting Involved

The future of BDM is in your hands

“Continuity in Buddhist culture is not just a textual, ideological, or mystical transmission. It has a substantial institutional basis, the monastic Sangha. All Buddhist cultures have had both lay and monastic wings, and they always will, or else they will stop being recognizable forms of Buddhism. But the monastic Sangha is not just a community of spiritual seekers: it is a screen for the projection of Buddhist dreams.”

~ Bhikkhu Sujato, On Using Jung

Monastics are Buddhist people (men and women) who decide they wish to devote themselves to Buddhism by living a life of contemplation and meditation and living extremely simply. Monastic life provides ideal conditions for seeking the path of awakenings without the many worldly responsibilities and commitments that householders have, so that one can easily get Samadhi, devote oneself to serving the community (people with families, mortgages and jobs have less time for this), deep study, realisation, translation and transmission of Buddhism as a living tradition of awakening.

Buddhist monks and nuns follow the Vinaya, the code of vows laid down by the Buddha. A novice monk/nun has 10 vows and a fully ordained monastic has several hundred. Bhikshus are fully ordained monks, Bhikshunis are fully ordained nuns and Shramaneras are novices. Traditional monastic ordination is different to the ordination of Japanese Zen Priests who can still wear lay clothes and hold lay jobs,  and get married. They usually live a disciplined and inspiring life, however the Vinaya practice was lost in Japan. Ngakmas and Ngakpas are the ordinations for those wishing to live as married yogis and practice Vajrayana. These people sometimes live their life in retreat, or sometimes due to necessity they hold lay jobs.

About Ayya Yeshe

On this page you will also find the teachings, schedule and work of our Abbess – Ayya (a title for fully ordained nuns) Yeshe, who ordained in 2001 with Tibetan Lamas and then took full ordination with Thich Nhat Hanh and also became a member of the order of interbeing in Plum Village in 2006.

Ayya Yeshe is a contemplative, socially engaged Buddhist, Activist, Feminist, Writer, Artist an author of “Everyday Enlightenment” published by Harper Collins. She discovered Buddhism at the age of 17 whilst traveling in India in search of the meaning of life. She spent 9 years working in an Indian slum in Central India with ex ‘untouchable’ Indian Ambedkarite Buddhists as the Founder and Director of Bodhicitta Foundation. Ayya Yeshe also teamed up with one of Australia’s well known world music groups – India Jiva and has 58,000 hits on her sacred chants ‘Dakini’ on Youtube. Ayya travels internationally to teach and offer service.

Bodhicitta Foundation – a charity to help the poor.

www.bodhicitta-vihara.com

We are a grassroots Buddhist charity empowering some of the poorest and most oppressed communities in the world to break the cycle of poverty and oppression.

What Are Buddhist Monastics?

Monastics are Buddhist people (men and women) who decide they wish to devote themselves to
Buddhism by living a life of contemplation and meditation and living extremely simply. Monastic
life provides ideal conditions for seeking the path of awakenings without the many worldly
responsibilities and commitments that householders have, so that one can easily get Samadhi, devote oneself to serving the community (people with families, mortgages and jobs have less time for this), deep study, realization, translation and transmission of Buddhism as a living

About Ayya Yeshe

On this page you will also find the teachings, schedule and work of our Abbess – Ayya (a title for fully ordained nuns) Yeshe, who ordained in 2001 with Tibetan Lamas and then took full ordination with Thich Nhat Hanh and also became a member of the order of interbeing in Plum Village in 2006.

Ayya Yeshe is a contemplative, socially engaged Buddhist, Activist, Feminist, Writer, Artist an author of “Everyday Enlightenment” published by Harper Collins. She discovered Buddhism at the age of 17 whilst traveling in India in search of the meaning of life. She spent 9 years working in an Indian slum in Central India with ex ‘untouchable’ Indian Ambedkarite Buddhists as the Founder and Director of Bodhicitta Foundation. Ayya Yeshe also teamed up with one of Australia’s well known world music groups – India Jiva and has 58,000 hits on her sacred chants ‘Dakini’ on Youtube. Ayya travels internationally to teach and offer service.

Bodhicitta Foundation – a charity to help the poor.

www.bodhicitta-vihara.com

We are a grassroots Buddhist charity empowering some of the poorest and most oppressed communities in the world to break the cycle of poverty and oppression.

What Are Buddhist Monastics?

Monastics are Buddhist people (men and women) who decide they wish to devote themselves to
Buddhism by living a life of contemplation and meditation and living extremely simply. Monastic
life provides ideal conditions for seeking the path of awakenings without the many worldly
responsibilities and commitments that householders have, so that one can easily get Samadhi, devote oneself to serving the community (people with families, mortgages and jobs have less time for this), deep study, realization, translation and transmission of Buddhism as a living