In the wake of Thailand’s landmark Marriage Equality Act, BDG spoke with a key figure in the drive for social equality: Buddhist activist Hua Boonyapisomparn
Lotus Outreach, founded by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced a fundraiser to coincide with the International Day of the Girl on 11 October.
Stephanie Balkwill’s new book shines a light on the women-led system of monastic influence on medieval Chinese royal affairs
Jonathan Watts delves into the evolving landscape of gender equality and social engagement through the lens of Japanese Buddhism
Thailand’s senate has passed a landmark bill that will see the kingdom become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage for LGBTIQA+ couples.
Malaysia’s first boundary for the full ordination of female monastic practitioners was established by a dual sangha on 23 April 2024
Mahapajapati deserves to be remembered as the founder of the great women’s community that remains to this day, and as a woman who stood up for gender equity, beginning work that is ongoing
His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche inaugurated the annual winter gathering for female monastics, which was begun by His Holiness the Karmapa
A thoughtful and heartfelt dialogue between one of our time’s great ethicists and a pioneering Taiwanese Buddhist nun
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the beauty and poignant insights of this remarkable and historic poetry collection
Embracing the importance of lifting up women everywhere and overcoming the violence of gender inequality
BDG speaks with Jonathan Watts on his new two-volume examination of the evolution of engaged Buddhism in Japan
