100 female monastics and practitioners took part in a pilgrimage in honor of the founder of the women’s Order in December 2025
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On the Journey of Monastic Growth: Novice Sāmaṇerī Kevalā on her time at Empty Cloud Monastery
Ayya Kevalā shares her experience as a recent sāmaṇerī initiate and the path of a Theravada monastic in the US
Analysis: Sri Lanka’s Bhikkhuni ID ruling proves that Buddhist law remains reliant on state authority and support
Buddhist leaders have little choice but to rely on state authority on certain legal matters like the equality of female monasticism
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