Robina Courtin

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Robina Courtin (born Melbourne, Australia, December 20, 1944^[1]), is a Tibetan Buddhist nun in the Gelugpa tradition and director of the Liberation Prison Project.^[2] Her work was featured in the documentary films, On the Road Home (1998) and Chasing Buddha (2000), and Vicki Mackenzie's book Why Buddhism? (2003).^[3]

Director Amiel Courtin-Wilson's film Chasing Buddha documents the life of Courtin and her work with Death Row inmates in the Kentucky State Penitentiary.^[4] In 2000, the film was nominated for best direction in a documentary by the Australian Film Institute.^[4]

Contents 1 Books edited 2 Further reading 2.1 Books 2.2 Newspapers and periodicals 2.3 Audio/Video 3 References

[edit] Books edited

• McDonald, Kathleen (2006), Courtin, Robina, ed., How to Meditate: A Practical Guide, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0861713419 .
• Yeshe, Lama Thubten (2003), Courtin, Robina, ed., Becoming the Compassion Buddha: Tantric Mahamudra for Everyday Life, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0861713435 .
• Yeshe, Lama Thubten (1998), Courtin, Robina & Cameron, Alisa, eds., The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 086171136X .

[edit] Further reading

[edit] Books

• Dondrub, Thubten (2001), Spiritual Friends: Meditations by Monks and Nuns of the International Mahayana Institute, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0861713257 .
• MacKenzie, Vicki (2003), Why Buddhism?: Westerners in Search of Wisdom, Element Books, ISBN 0007142285 .

[edit] Newspapers and periodicals

• Morris, Linda (2005-04-28), “A lifeline over the prison walls of the mind”, The Sydney Morning Herald, <http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/A-lifeline-over-the-prison-walls-of-the-mind/2005/04/27/1114462103536.html>. Retrieved on 2007-22-26 .
• Saucy, Suzanne (May, 2004), Buddhism Behind Bars, Common Ground, <http://commongroundmag.com/2004/05/buddhismbehindbars0405.html>. Retrieved on 2007-22-26 .
• Walker, Vanessa (2000-11-15), “Robina and the hoods”, The Australian .

[edit] Audio/Video

• "Chasing Robina". Rachael Kohn, Geoff Wood. The Spirit of Things. Radio National. 2003-07-13. Transcript..
• "Venerable Robina Courtin". Stephen Crittenden, David Rutledge. The Religion Report. Radio National. 2005-05-04. Transcript.
• Robina Courtin. (2007-09-09). Compass - Key to Freedom [Television production/DVD]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. "Compass follows Robina Courtin as she visits inmates at Long Bay and Junee prisons in NSW.".

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