Turning Back Towards Freedom

By Roseanne Freese

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An interview with the first Theravada Bhikkhunis to hold a Pātimokkha recitation in North America, they describe the ceremony itself and its significance.

Monastic Buddhism The Vinaya Vinaya Studies

Published in 2011 in Present Magazine.

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    author={Roseanne Freese},
    year=2011,
    journal={Present Magazine},
    keywords={monastic, american, vinaya-pitaka, vinaya-studies, bhikkhuni, monastic-theravada},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={http://www.bhikkhuni.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/turning-back-towards-freedom_winter2011.pdf}
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