Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the first higher ordination of monastic women in modern times
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Stately Refuge and Scented Friendship
Rebecca shares her Bhutan 2023 travelogue, with highlights like meeting the Je Khenpo and teaching nuns the art of incense
Sisterhood: Celebrating International Bhikkhuni Sangha Day 2023
The Mahaprajapati Gautami Educational Foundation marked the commemoration of the founder of the women’s monastic order with a two-day conference over 29 and 30 September
Monasticism: Celibacy and Companionship are not only compatible, but crucial
In the face of scandals involving sexual misconduct, it is not celibacy that needs reform, but rather monastic contact and communication with the opposite gender
Eye on Southeast Asia: Monastic Gotami, Womanhood, and the Sangha’s Inspirational Power
Burmese monastic Gotami’s personal example recaptures and renews a sense of the holy inspiration the Buddhist sangha has traditionally radiated
Eye on Southeast Asia: An Italian Gotami – A Young Woman’s Success and Struggle in Myanmar’s Female Monasticism
Italian-born Gotami’s ordination as a junior female monastic in the Burmese tradition sets her on a unique path toward institutional reform and revitalisation
The Passing of a Generation: In Memory of Ven. Ayyā Mie Vimalā of Königsberg
A tribute to the life of a seminal bhikkhuni of the Sri Lankan Theravada tradition, who passed away suddenly in early January
A New Era for the Women’s Order: UTBSI’s First International Bhikkhuni Ordination in Bodh Gaya
November’s mass ordination by the United Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha International marks a critical shift in understanding the Buddhist women’s Order in the world
Summer Solstice Milestone: Bhutanese Nuns receive the Gelongma Vows
A milestone mass ordination of women in Bhutan brings greater gender equality to women in Buddhism
Horizons of Sharing: Ayya Soma and Buddhist Insights in Italy
Ayya Soma and Bhante Suddhaso in Cisternino. Image courtesy of Ayya Soma Ayya Soma is a Theravada Buddhist bhikkhuni and co-founder of the non-profit Buddhist Insights. Recently, she, fellow co-founder Bhante Suddhaso, and members of her organization arrived in Italy to share the richness of the Theravada life, aspects of which would be commonplace in Southeast Asia. […]