From Hearts to Hearts: An Interview with Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Hozan Alan Senauke
4 September 2020
Engaged Buddhism and the future of female monasticism…
Face Masks and Pali: Life for Buddhist Novices in Thailand Goes On amid Social Distancing
Dipen Barua
28 April 2020
Studying the Dhamma during the pandemic
The Man Who Brought Buddhism to Great Britain: Allan Bennett
Victor M. Parachin
23 March 2020
A pioneer of Buddhism in the West
Head Monk of South Korea’s Jogye Order Steps Down
Anne Wisman
22 August 2018
Decision follows vote of no confidence by the order’s…
A Conversation with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on the State of Buddhism in the US
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
21 June 2018
Female monasticism and the Buddhadharma in the…
World Peace! Thumbs Up! Some Martial Aspects of Buddhist Dance
Joseph Houseal
6 April 2018
A closer look at martial behavior in Vajrayana…
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Keeping the Precepts and Etiquette
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
13 December 2017
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
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
10 October 2017
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
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
15 September 2017
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
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
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
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
12 May 2017
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