BDG speaks with Jonathan Watts on his new two-volume examination of the evolution of engaged Buddhism in Japan
The life of celebrated lay teacher Dipa Ma, whose work and example became a new model for laywomen teaching meditation
How a Buddhist monk came from poverty to re-invigorating Buddhism in modern India and Bangladesh amid a rapidly changing South Asia
Thailand-based organization continues to fulfill its mission to promote and support female Buddhist leaders around the world
With the October ordination of six bhikkhunis in Bangladesh, Dipen Barua looks at the development of female monasticism in the country
An archeological story of the only stupa enshrining the relics of an enlightened figure of the Early Buddhist order of female monastics
Each new step in generating greater equality for women in Buddhism is an opportunity for us to celebrate and to reflect on our own efforts to help
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan launched the fourth International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in the capital Thimphu earlier this month—the first time in three years
Ven. Robina Courtin brings a lifetime of wisdom and Buddhist practice to the center west of Sydney, Australia in early September
On the life of an extraordinary Buddhist woman in Korea in the early years of the 20th century
Why the ordination of women on the summer solstice in Bhutan is so important
Learning to balance Buddhist tradition with modern realities in an age of harsh polarization
