Buddhist Nun Publishes English Cookbook on Korean Temple Food
Anne Wisman
13 June 2018
Nun Wookwan hopes to share the simplicity and…
Bhutan Nuns Foundation Poised to Launch New Training Center for Female Monastics with First Resident Nuns
Craig C Lewis
18 April 2018
Major landmark for empowering Buddhist…
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Women of Buddhism
Anne Wisman
8 March 2018
Paying tribute to the achievements of…
Shambhala International Announces Steps to Address Sexual Abuse
Justin Whitaker
28 February 2018
Kalapa Council acknowledges “instances…
Protestors Rally in Bangladesh Over Alleged Sexual Assault of Sisters from Minority Buddhist Community
Staff Writer
27 February 2018
Widespread demonstrations amid…
Tensions Rise in Bangladesh After Alleged Sexual Assault of Two Sisters from Buddhist Minority Community
Staff Writer
1 February 2018
Human rights groups criticize security forces…
Sri Lanka’s President Reinstates Alcohol Ban for Women
Anne Wisman
15 January 2018
Senior members of the Buddhist clergy criticized…
Dalai Lama Awards Historic Geshema Degrees to 20 Nuns
Craig C Lewis
28 December 2016
Twenty women made history at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod on 22 December, becoming the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns to be awarded the title Geshema .
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Award Historic Geshema Degrees Next Week
Craig C Lewis
14 December 2016
The Dalai Lama will bestow Geshema degrees on 20 Tibetan Buddhist nuns at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Annual Geshema Examinations Held in Dharamsala
Craig C Lewis
3 May 2016
The fourth Geshema examination began on Sunday at Gaden Choeling Nunnery in Dharamsala, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Nuns in Dharamsala Participate in Winter Debate before the Dalai Lama
Craig C Lewis
2 November 2015
Nuns from seven nunneries participating in the annual Great Winter Debate—gathered in Dharamsala to make a debate presentation before the Dalai Lama.