<p>Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey in 2003. It's based i the US, not Asia, but Venerable has her education and tradition from Asia (education India/tradition Tibet).  Male and female monastics train together there as equals—brothers and sisters supporting each other on the Dharma path.</p>

<p>They write a lot on their site about monastic life in general, see more: <a href="http://www.sravastiabbey.org/about/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sravastiabbey.org/about/index.html</a> </p>

<p>"Ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition" is an article from H.H. The Dalai Lama on both male/monks and female/nuns. <a href="http://www.dalailama.com/messages/buddhism/ordination-in-the-tibetan-tradition" rel="nofollow">http://www.dalailama.com/messages/buddhism/ordination-in-the-tibetan-tradition</a> </p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-11-19T15:34:29.380Z
2015-11-19T15:34:29.380Z
Mr. Concept
<p>Lifestyle means the daily activities carried out, the monasteries, the rules and regulations, etc.</p>

<p>If there are more than one types of the traditions, then please focus your answer on Tibetan Buddhism.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-27T11:03:53.700Z
in the West, in Asia, or in both? Any of the for Tibetan traditions, or one of the four specifically?
Tenzin Dorje
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-27T11:06:12.257Z
_Asia_ specifically
Dawny33
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-27T19:07:48.547Z
Thank you. I shall work on answer and delete this very comment later (because it will no longer be relevant). Any of the four Tibetan traditions, or the four?
Tenzin Dorje
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-29T04:51:55.303Z
Would be nice, if you can answer about the four traditions. :)
Dawny33
<monk><tibetan-buddhism><traditions><daily-life><monastery>
How different is the lifestyle of male monks from that of the female monks?
# How different is the lifestyle of male monks from that of the female monks?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-27)

Lifestyle means the daily activities carried out, the monasteries, the rules and regulations, etc.

If there are more than one types of the traditions, then please focus your answer on Tibetan Buddhism.

**Tags:** monk, tibetan-buddhism, traditions, daily-life, monastery

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: in the West, in Asia, or in both? Any of the for Tibetan traditions, or one of the four specifically?  
> **username_0**: _Asia_ specifically  
> **username_1**: Thank you. I shall work on answer and delete this very comment later (because it will no longer be relevant). Any of the four Tibetan traditions, or the four?  
> **username_0**: Would be nice, if you can answer about the four traditions. :)  

---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-11-19. Score: 1

Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey in 2003. It's based i the US, not Asia, but Venerable has her education and tradition from Asia (education India/tradition Tibet). Male and female monastics train together there as equals—brothers and sisters supporting each other on the Dharma path.

They write a lot on their site about monastic life in general, see more: <http://www.sravastiabbey.org/about/index.html>

"Ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition" is an article from H.H. The Dalai Lama on both male/monks and female/nuns. <http://www.dalailama.com/messages/buddhism/ordination-in-the-tibetan-tradition>


---

