Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron received novice vows in 1977 and full ordination in 1986. A student of H. H. the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, and Zopa Rinpoche, she has been resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore and Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle. She is active in Jewish-Buddhist and Catholic-Buddhist dialogue, including the MID-sponsored Gethsemani Encounters and Nuns in the West. Her books include Open Heart, Clear Mind; Buddhism for Beginners; Taming the Monkey Mind; and Working with Anger. She is the founder of Sravasti Abbey.