From Bhutan to Korea: Reflections of a Female Monastic on the Buddhist Path
Craig Lewis
18 July 2023
A conversation from the sidelines of the 2023 INEB Study Trip to Jungto Society in South Korea
Buddhistdoor View: Experiencing the Phase Shift – Women in Buddhism Today
Buddhistdoor Global
15 July 2023
Embracing the importance of lifting up women everywhere and overcoming the violence of gender inequality
Daughters of the Buddha: 18th Sakyadhita Conference in Seoul Celebrates the Sacred Feminine
Craig Lewis
11 July 2023
A shining example of the alignment between Buddhist scholarship, Buddhist activism, and Buddhist practice from around the world.
Buddhist Women’s Orders Return to their Ancestral Motherlands: First International Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordination in Bangladesh
Dipen Barua
13 January 2023
With the October ordination of six bhikkhunis in Bangladesh, Dipen Barua looks at the development of female monasticism in the country
Anula Stupa Relics Unearthed: New Excavations Illuminate the Women’s Order in Sri Lanka and Around the World
Raymond Lam
4 January 2023
An archeological story of the only stupa enshrining the relics of an enlightened figure of the Early Buddhist order of female monastics
Buddhistdoor View: New Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordinations a Cause for Joy
Buddhistdoor Global
17 December 2022
Each new step in generating greater equality for women in Buddhism is an opportunity for us to celebrate and to reflect on our own efforts to help
Beginner’s Mind: Where I Am Now
Tiffany Wu
6 September 2022
A college student shares her reflections on gender, sexuality, and equality from a Buddhist perspective
From Courtesan to Won Buddhist Teacher: One Woman’s Response to Modernity in Korea
Grace Song
16 August 2022
On the life of an extraordinary Buddhist woman in Korea in the early years of the 20th century
Buddhistdoor View: 21 June – Auspicious Conditions to Grow the Bhikshuni Order
Buddhistdoor Global
2 July 2022
Why the ordination of women on the summer solstice in Bhutan is so important
Gelongma Dompa (dgeslongma’i sdom pa): The Blessing of Bhikshuni Ordination in Bhutan
Dr. Tashi Zangmo
25 June 2022
A historic step toward manifesting greater equality within the monastic institutions of the Buddhadharma
Buddhistdoor View: On the Moral and Traditional Complexities of Abortion
Buddhistdoor Global
21 May 2022
Learning to balance Buddhist tradition with modern realities in an age of harsh polarization
Dharma in Transition: A Buddhist Call for Trans Liberation
Ray Buckner
31 March 2022
In recognition of Trans Day of Visibility, scholar Ray Buckner looks back on his own transition and the obstacles still faced by trans Buddhists and others across the US