Our friends at Buddhism and Australia will be hosting their 9th International Conference from 6 – 8 February 2020 in the city of Perth, in the beautiful state of Western Australia. This conference will investigate the history, current and future directions of Buddhism in Australasia and is a platform for scientists and Buddhists to present their […]
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A Conversation with Tenzin Palmo on Nuns and Challenging Sexism
In this extended discussion recorded on the spot by Sónia Gomes, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo discusses important but often uncomfortable gender issues in Vajrayana, including the need to challenge engrained cultural sexism in monasteries and the plight of ordained Western women, who more often than not have no institutional, psychological, or moral support after becoming nuns. […]