Pema Chödrön

American philosopher

Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, July 14, 1936) is an American Tibetan Buddhist. She is a nun, former acharya of Shambhala Buddhism[1] and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.[2]

Pema Chödrön in 2007

Chödrön has written many books and audiobooks, and is a teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia.[2][3] She was born in New York City.

References

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  1. "Famed Buddhist nun Pema Chodron retires, cites handling of sexual misconduct allegations against her group's leader". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ani Pema Chödrön". Gampo Abbey. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  3. Susan Neunzig Cahill (1996). Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writing by Women. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 377. ISBN 0-393-03946-3.