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21 November 2026 · Kirkland

The Mirror of Community: What Conflict Teaches Us About Compassion

A talk by Venerable Thubten Chodron in Kirkland on what conflict within a community reveals about compassion, hosted by the Dharma Friendship Foundation.

VTWith Venerable Thubten Chodron GelugKirkland, Washington, United States
21November2026
Public talk12:00 AM
FormatPublic talk
PeriodAutumn 2026
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CapacityOpen
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The Mirror of Community: What Conflict Teaches Us About Compassion

A talk by Venerable Thubten Chodron in Kirkland on what conflict within a community reveals about compassion, hosted by the Dharma Friendship Foundation.

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Meet Venerable Thubten Chodron.

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Abbess of Sravasti Abbey

Venerable Thubten Chodron

American Buddhist nun who founded and leads Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western monastics in the United States, and a central figure in restoring full ordination for women.

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Reason as practice

Gelug

Systematic philosophical study, monastic scholarship and tantric practice.

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Kirkland, Washington, United States


Kirkland, Washington, United States

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