The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Four – Finding the Nyingma Lineage
Frances McDonald
5 June 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Three – Ordination, First Retreat, and First Teaching
Frances McDonald
29 May 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
“Dakini As Art”: The Buddhist Feminine in Art
Dakini As Art
22 May 2015
“When you arrive at the extinction of reality, there is nothing but the spontaneity of pure potential. There is no other way to dance in
Buddhistdoor View: Crisis and Opportunity for Theravada Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
20 March 2015
The Buddhist sangha is perhaps the longest-lived institution in world history. It has diffused across time and space over a period of more than 2,500
Vajrayana in the West and the Role of Tradition: An Interview with Lama Tsering Everest (part 2)
Frances McDonald
30 January 2015
Tsering Everest is the resident lama at Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling, a Vajrayana Buddhist center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Originally from the United States, for
Buddhistdoor View: Supporting the Ordination of Theravada Bhikkhunis
Buddhistdoor Global
9 January 2015
On 29 November, 8 bhikkhunis and 47 novices were ordained at Thippayasathandhamma Bhikkhuni Arama, a nunnery located on the islet of Koh Yor in Thailand’s
“Women On The Path”
Dharma Eye
12 December 2014
Women On The Path is an upcoming film by The Yogini Project. It will tell the stories of women the world over who are genuinely practicing
Speaking with Many Voices: Buddha’s Daughters
Caitlin Dwyer
14 November 2014
Buddha’s Daughters is a diverse collection of teachings by some of Buddhism’s big names. Popular writers like Sharon Salzberg, Jan Chozen Bays, Tara Brach, and Pema
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
Dakini Power: Buddhist Women Speak Out
Caitlin Dwyer
19 September 2014
Bent on enlightenment, wrathful and playful, a dakini seduces, wills, and tugs practitioners toward wisdom. Dakini Power, a recent book by German journalist Michaela Haas, explores the feminine dakini ideal
A Glimpse of My Time at the Sakya College for Nuns
Fiona White
8 August 2014
I almost never woke up to the five o’clock gong—the first gong of the day in a life, if not ruled by the gong, then
Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill
Raymond Lam
1 July 2014
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies are a series of grants awarded to some of the most intriguing studies