Buddhist leaders have little choice but to rely on state authority on certain legal matters like the equality of female monasticism
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Her Divine Person: The Buddhist Nun of Milan
An extraordinary statuette from Afghanistan’s Gandhara region depicts a serene, gentle nun now in an Italian museum: the Nun of Milan
From tradition to transformation: 150 years of Indo-Thai friendship amid the bhikkhuni renaissance
Mayura Saavi celebrates how 150 years of bilateral ties between India and Thailand have resulted in a milestone training event for male and female monastics
A Decade of Progress: Revolutionizing Bhikkhuni Ordination in Modern India
Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the first higher ordination of monastic women in modern times
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