German-born Buddhist Monk Passes 1,000-year-old Monastic Exam in Japan
Craig C Lewis
18 November 2019
The first time the exam has been held at historic…
Alarm Bells Sounded Over Child Abuse in Thailand’s Buddhist Temples
Craig C Lewis
1 November 2019
Rogue monks protected by “a culture of fear, secrecy, and…
BBC Names Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Thailand’s First Female Monk, among 100 Influential Women of 2019
Craig C Lewis
17 October 2019
Seeking equality for female monastics
Buddhist Monk Stands Firm Against Hatred and Violence in Myanmar
Craig C Lewis
2 September 2019
Myawaddy Sayadaw speaks out again nationalist extremism
Mass Evictions Reported at Yarchen Gar Buddhist Monastery in China’s Sichuan Province
Craig C Lewis
12 June 2019
Some 3,500 monastics reportedly removed from the…
Female Buddhist Monastics in Thailand Continue to Fight for Equality
Craig C Lewis
7 January 2019
Movement for female ordination gathers pace
Thailand’s Buddhist Monks Urged to Watch their Waistlines amid Obesity Epidemic
Craig C Lewis
27 December 2018
Sugary foods and sedentary monastic life…
Buddhistdoor View: Reflections on the Controversies in the Thai Buddhist Monastic Order
Buddhistdoor Global
12 June 2018
Re-examining Thailand’s monastic life and…
Changing Mindsets: Tashi Zangmo and the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Caitlin Dwyer
16 May 2018
Empowering female monastics in Bhutan
Bhutan Nuns Foundation Poised to Launch New Training Center for Female Monastics with First Resident Nuns
Craig C Lewis
18 April 2018
Major landmark for empowering Buddhist…
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