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Buddhistdoor View: Experiencing the Phase Shift – Women in Buddhism Today

Buddhistdoor Global 15 July 2023

Embracing the importance of lifting up women everywhere and overcoming the violence of gender inequality

Rebirth and Revolution – Engaged Buddhism in Japan: A Conversation with Jonathan Watts

Craig C Lewis 2 June 2023

BDG speaks with Jonathan Watts on his new two-volume examination of the evolution of engaged Buddhism in Japan

Buddhistdoor View: Elon Musk, Social Media, and the Buddhist Right

Buddhistdoor Global 3 December 2022

Elon Musk’s cryptic bedside image with a vajra ritual implement invokes an overlapping relationship between Western right-wing movements and reactionary convert communities

Beginner’s Mind: Where I Am Now

Tiffany Wu 6 September 2022

A college student shares her reflections on gender, sexuality, and equality from a Buddhist perspective

From Courtesan to Won Buddhist Teacher: One Woman’s Response to Modernity in Korea

Grace Song 16 August 2022

On the life of an extraordinary Buddhist woman in Korea in the early years of the 20th century

Buddhist Transgender Monastic Works for Awareness and Inclusivity in India

Justin Whitaker 23 June 2022

Tashi Choedup is one of many activists in India bringing awareness and compassion to the LGBTIQ community

Dharma in Transition: A Buddhist Call for Trans Liberation

Ray Buckner 31 March 2022

In recognition of Trans Day of Visibility, scholar Ray Buckner looks back on his own transition and the obstacles still faced by trans Buddhists and others across the US