Head Monk of South Korea’s Jogye Order Steps Down
Decision follows vote of no confidence by the order’s…
A Conversation with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on the State of Buddhism in the US
Female monasticism and the Buddhadharma in the…
World Peace! Thumbs Up! Some Martial Aspects of Buddhist Dance
A closer look at martial behavior in Vajrayana…
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Keeping the Precepts and Etiquette
Years ago, during a fundraising gala for the Chan Meditation Center, I met Master Sheng Yen’s first Western monastic disciple, Paul Kennedy, and we invited
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Learning Chan and Leaving Home
Crossroads, challenges, and dilemmas in the practice of…
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma: Serving the Dharma and Sowing the Seeds of Monasticism in the West
There is a Western Tibetan nun presently working to establish a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in the US state of Maine. Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma is the