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She has studied and practiced Buddhism of the Tibetan tradition extensively, in [[India]] and Nepal, and for three years at [[Dorje Pamo Monastery]] in [[France]]. She has held several significant posts, including Director of the spiritual program at [[Lama Tzong Khapa Institute]], [[Italy]]<ref name=chodron/> for two years, Resident Teacher at [[Amitabha Buddhist Centre]] in [[Singapore]],<ref name=chodron/> and ten years as Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at [[Dharma Friendship Foundation]] in [[Seattle]].<ref name=chodron/> She has written numerous articles and books, such as ''Open Heart, Clear Mind''; ''Buddhism for Beginners''; ''Taming the Mind''; ''Working with Anger''; ''How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator''; and ''Cultivating a Compassionate Heart: The Yoga Method of Chenrezig''.
 
Ven. Chodron is known for her work in re-establishing the Bhikshuni lingeage, cultivating interfaith dialogue, creating Dharma outreach in prisons, and teaching the Dharma worldwide. Her teaching emphasizes practical application of Buddhist practices in daily life and she is respected for making them easily understood and practiced by Westerners. Ven. Chodron is a co-organizer of [[Life as a Western Buddhist Nun]], an international conference of Western Buddhist nuns. She was also a crucial participant in the 1993 and 1994 Western Buddhist teachers conferences with H. H. [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|XIVth Dalai Lama]] and was instrumental in the creation of the 2007 [[International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha]]. She is a member of the Committee of Western Bhikshunis <ref>[http://www.thubtenchodron.org/BuddhistNunsMonasticLife/the_committee_of_western_bhikshunis.html Committee of Western Bhikshunis]</ref> and attends the annual gatherings of Western Buddhist Monastics in the USA.
 
She is founder and Abbess of [[Sravasti Abbey]], a Buddhist monastery near [[Newport, Washington]].
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