
Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: The First Buddhist Nunnery in the UK
The run-up to October this year will see exciting steps being taken towards establishing the UK’s first ever monastery for bhikkhunis (Pali; fully ordained Buddhist
The run-up to October this year will see exciting steps being taken towards establishing the UK’s first ever monastery for bhikkhunis (Pali; fully ordained Buddhist
The confluence of NIKE and Theravada Buddhist ordination is perhaps a rare occurrence. Yet the famous sports slogan once helped a young woman at a
Ela Pedma’s dream of being a bronze sculptor began at the age of seven or eight. Her father returned from a trip with a book
The idea for this special issue originated a year or so ago in our editorial chief executive’s office on the ground floor of Wang Fat Ching She, the Buddhist temple in Hong Kong where Buddhistdoor Global is based.
Tara Frances takes us to the Blue Mountains Insight…
I ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition with a heart filled with inspiration. I wanted to become a Buddha and benefit all beings.
China’s pollution continues to affect countries across the world, despite the accelerated growth of its renewable energy industry and President Xi Jinping’s estimable pledge with
Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to
On 29 November, 8 bhikkhunis and 47 novices were ordained at Thippayasathandhamma Bhikkhuni Arama, a nunnery located on the islet of Koh Yor in Thailand’s
Women On The Path is an upcoming film by The Yogini Project. It will tell the stories of women the world over who are genuinely practicing
Confronting the most significant environmental alteration in human memory demands two responses: adaptation (adjusting to the risks and consequences) and mitigation (how we lessen and
Andrew Williams who has studied and received training in the three major Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana) discusses with BDI about his Buddhist chaplaincy