Bhikkhuni Education Today

Seeing Challenges As Opportunities

By Bhikkhu Bodhi

Six challenges (opportunities) faced by monasticism in the modern world.

Published in 2009 in Present Magazine.

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Bibtex Info

@article{bodhi2009-bhikkhuni-education-today,
    title={{B}hikkhuni {E}ducation {T}oday: {S}eeing {C}hallenges {A}s {O}pportunities},
    author={Bhikkhu Bodhi},
    year=2009,
    month=may,
    journal={Present Magazine},
    keywords={monastic, west, western-monastic, nuns, bhikkhuni},
    url={http://www.bhikkhuni.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bhikkhuni-education-today_winter2011.pdf}
}

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