The lives of two women separated by 2,500 years converge in 2026, revealing the enduring struggle for women’s autonomy and leadership
Grace Song explores the future of Won Buddhism in the United States through the expanding role of lay practitioners shaping inclusive and accessible sangha life.
Reflections on the 13th Sakyadhita Conference from 2013 and lessons for women working for Mahaprajapati’s vision and gender justice
From Himalayan villages to Western monasteries, newly ordained Gelongmas share reflections of gratitude, responsibility, and joy after receiving full ordination in Bhutan
The role of the Buddha’s stepmother in transforming the Buddha’s early movement by helping to establish the women’s order is unsurpassed
Tiffani Gyatso offers a rethinking of embodiment and intimacy, sexuality and presence through through a tantric lens
Linda Leaming offers a reflection on the quiet grace and gentle strength of female monastics in Bhutan, and the movement to restore full female ordination
“Caratha, bhikkhave, cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya, bahujanasukhāya, lokānukampāya, atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ. Mā ekena dve agamittha. Desetha bhikkhave dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ
Abishek Budhathoki offers an exploration of sexuality, identity, and authenticity through a Buddhist lens
From Nepal to Bhutan, Rebecca Wong traces sacred locations of powerful feminine energies in Laurence Brahm’s movie “The Dakini Code”
Rebecca Wong celebrates the life and work of Ani Choying Drolma, one of the most recognizable faces of contemporary Buddhist music
How the ancient Buddhist sources depicted educated women has ramifications for how we should envision the reborn women’s sangha today
