On Bhikkhunī Ordination by Bhikkhu Analayo: An Interview with Bhante Kusala
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
7 December 2018
Bhante Kusala translated Bhikkhu Analayo’s latest…
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Women of Buddhism
Anne Wisman
8 March 2018
Paying tribute to the achievements of…
Why Education Matters: Improving Female Empowerment and Health Practices in Nepal
Sónia Gomes
1 September 2017
Inadequate access to sanitation and hygiene affects women and girls disproportionally, especially those of a disadvantaged socio-economic status in developing countries. There seems to be
Buddhistdoor View: A Tribute to Women of All Buddhist Traditions
Buddhistdoor Global
30 June 2017
A hope of securing full participation for women in the…
Beyond 2,600 Years of Buddhism: A Reflection on the 1st ASEAN Buddhist Conference on ASEAN Buddhists
BD Dipananda
18 November 2016
The 1st ASEAN Buddhist Conference (ABC-1) on ASEAN Buddhists: Beyond the 26th Buddhist Century was held on 22–23 September at Nakhonpathom Rajabhat University in Thailand. I
Offering Welcome: Ayya Tathaloka
Caitlin Dwyer
8 July 2016
The confluence of NIKE and Theravada Buddhist ordination is perhaps a rare occurrence. Yet the famous sports slogan once helped a young woman at a
Thadama Myintzu Nunnery: A Refuge for Girls at Risk
Shuyin
30 June 2016
After more than 20 hours on the road, Lway Aye Aye and Nang are on the last leg of their journey—the ride across Bago River
Palri Buddha Park – A Conservation Project in East Bhutan
Shuyin
15 January 2016
As I paused to catch my breath in the thin air, I felt a little embarrassed and awed as an elderly nun overtook me with
Moving with the Times: An Integrated Education for Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Nuns
Dharma Eye
27 February 2015
From his travels around the world, Tsoknyi Rinpoche has seen the benefits of modern education, but also its limits. At Tsoknyi Gechak Ling in the
The Druk Amitabha Kung Fu Nuns: Combining Martial Arts and Meditation
Dominique Butet
14 November 2014
The sun has barely touched the green hill of Druk Amitabha to the west of Kathmandu, Nepal, and already the paths to the nunnery resound
Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery
Dharma Eye
31 October 2014
“If we are serious about becoming the masters of our minds and emotions, instead of the slaves of our minds and emotions, if we are
The Urgency of Recognition: Female Buddhist monastics in Bangladesh
BD Dipananda
23 May 2014
After a long interlude in which the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha was presumed extinct, the Sri Lankan lineage was re-established in 1998 at Bodhgaya with the help of