Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto Hosts the First International Buddhist Bhikkhuni Forum
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
14 June 2018
Understanding, encouraging, and…
No Easy Answers: Gesshin Claire Greenwood on Zen Life, Capitalism, and Feminism
Justin Whitaker
23 May 2018
Thoughts on the future of Buddhism in the West
Changing Mindsets: Tashi Zangmo and the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Caitlin Dwyer
16 May 2018
Empowering female monastics in Bhutan
STEM Tara: Bringing Science Education to Buddhist Nuns
Caitlin Dwyer
18 April 2018
Empowering female monastics in Nepal
Bhutan Nuns Foundation Poised to Launch New Training Center for Female Monastics with First Resident Nuns
Craig Lewis
18 April 2018
Major landmark for empowering Buddhist…
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.
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
Venerable Hāsapañña: Finding Contentment in Solitude
Caitlin Dwyer
28 April 2017
Just 45 minutes outside of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia, lies a sprawling acreage of dry forest. Fires can scorch the forest in
The Buddhist Stance on Theravada Women’s Issues: A Conversation on Gender Equality and Ethics with Ajahn Brahmali
Raymond Lam
20 January 2017
Like his teacher Ajahm Brahm, Norwegian-born Ajahn Brahmali is unafraid to speak his mind, not only with students and fellow Buddhists, but also at the
Dalai Lama Awards Historic Geshema Degrees to 20 Nuns
Craig 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 .
Tsoknyi Gechak School: A Transformative and Holistic Learning Experience for Young Nuns
Raymond Lam
16 December 2016
It is impossible to overstate the profound difference that Tsoknyi Rinpoche has made in the lives of the young nuns of Tsoknyi Gechak Ling, a