A New Chapter for Buddhist Nuns
Linda Leaming
2 December 2025
Linda Leaming offers a reflection on the quiet grace and gentle strength of female monastics in Bhutan, and the movement to restore full female ordination
Special Report: Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Equal Rights for Buddhist Bhikkhunis in Sri Lanka
Craig Lewis
18 June 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered that a bhikkhuni should receive an identity card recognizing her as a fully ordained monastic.
Fourfold Sangha: Five Nuns from Sravasti Abbey in the US Receive Full Bhikshuni Ordination in Taiwan
Craig Lewis
8 April 2024
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.
Book Review: The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
5 April 2024
Nachaya Campbell-Allen considers a remarkable new book that explores the earliest history of Buddhist women
Celebrating Sangha in the Wood Dragon New Era
Sarah C. Beasley
9 February 2024
As we enter into a new lunar year, Sarah C. Beasley invites us to take joy in all four parts of the Buddha’s community
Daughters of the Buddha: Unmun-sa, a Wellspring of Bhikshuni Ordination in South Korea, Part One
Craig Lewis
31 August 2023
Exploring a unique manifestation of the sacred feminine in contemporary Korean Buddhism
Daughters of the Buddha: From Banking to Buddhism – A Conversation with Gelongma Pema Deki
Craig Lewis
18 August 2023
Sakyadhita and the fourfold sangha—the path to female monasticism
Daughters of the Buddha: Progress on the Path of Female Ordination – A Conversation with Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Craig Lewis
3 August 2023
Female monasticism and the fourfold sangha: a lineage re-established
Gelongma Dompa (dgeslongma’i sdom pa): The Blessing of Bhikshuni Ordination in Bhutan
Dr. Tashi Zangmo
25 June 2022
A historic step toward manifesting greater equality within the monastic institutions of the Buddhadharma
142 Buddhist Nuns Receive Full Ordination at Landmark Ceremony in Bhutan
Craig Lewis
22 June 2022
In a historic step toward realizing greater equality within the monastic institutions of Buddhism, His Holiness the Je Khenpo of Bhutan on Tuesday presided over
Female Buddhist Monastics in Thailand Continue to Fight for Equality
Craig Lewis
7 January 2019
Movement for female ordination gathers pace
The Past and the Future of Women in Buddhism
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
23 August 2018
The changing landscape of the fourfold sangha