Thailand’s senate has passed a landmark bill that will see the kingdom become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage for LGBTIQA+ couples.
The Tibetan Nuns Project has reported on the success of its recent fundraising appeal for new math, science, and English textbooks for Buddhist nunneries.
The revered Korean Dharma master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Korea have been running a collaborative project to support female monastics in Bhutan.
Malaysia’s first boundary for the full ordination of female monastic practitioners was established by a dual sangha on 23 April 2024
After more than a decade of alleged abuse, a Japanese nun has come forward in hopes of stopping her abuser and supporting other victims
The Tibetan Nuns Project has reported that Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in India needs to upgrade its kitchen facilities.
Sravasti Abbey has announced that five of the abbey’s training nuns have received full monastic ordination at Fo En Si Temple in Taichung, Taiwan.
The lower house of Thailand’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages, with politicians voting overwhelmingly in favor.
The International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation (IWMCF) has selected 31 recipients for its Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award for 2024.
A number of recent thefts and suspicious behavior at Buddhist temples has left many community members on edge, unsure if they are being targeted
The Buddhist non-profit Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) has completed the renovation and resupply of a rural school in the Indian state of Haryana.
Sujata Academy, a remarkable community school and social empowerment project in Dungheswari, in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, marks its 30th anniversary.
