A Walk with Thay
Sze Chai
11 October 2017
After two years of being unable to visit the Plum Village monastic community in southwest France for the Summer Opening Retreat, conditions were finally right
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.
China Appoints Communist Party Officials to Manage Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
Craig Lewis
28 August 2017
The state authorities have reportedly appointed Communist Party and government officials to take up key management and supervisory positions at the monastic academy.
Reports of Residential Demolitions at Yarchen Gar Monastic Community in China
Craig Lewis
21 August 2017
In the wake of state-ordered action to reduce the monastic population of the world-famous Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in western China’s Sichuan Province, recent media
Tung Lin Kok Yuen: A Living Monument to the History and Heritage of Buddhism in Hong Kong
Raymond Lam
7 July 2017
Preserving an 82-year-old temple that continues to…
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
Meritorious Gifts at Tibetan Buddhist Centers in France: Some Paradoxes
Cécile Campergue
21 April 2017
Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine
A Vow Without a Wristwatch: Jan Chozen Bays
Caitlin Dwyer
31 March 2017
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
Buddhism in Contemporary China Through a Photographer’s Eye
Guoying Stacy Zhang
23 December 2016
According to the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center, 18.2 per cent of China’s population—that is 224 million people—are Buddhists, accounting for about half of the
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
Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: Nuns’ Monastery Set to Become Reality
Venerable Candā
9 December 2016
Following Ajahn Brahm’s much-anticipated visit to the UK, the team at Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project are moving nearer to their aim of establishing a bhikkhuni monastery