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  • Raymond Lam

Ongoing progress in the full monastic ordination of women: Theravada

Posted on May 6, 2024May 9, 2024by Teahouse

The global Theravada bhikkhuni community is thriving, with progress being made on multiple fronts

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Sisterhood: Celebrating International Bhikkhuni Sangha Day 2023

Posted on October 26, 2023October 27, 2023by Teahouse

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

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  • Raymond Lam

Ayya Khema: A Last Rebirth of Unimaginable Richness and Depth

Posted on August 25, 2023August 28, 2023by Teahouse

Our 100-years anniversary tribute to one of the seminal monastic Buddhist women of the 20th century

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  • Raymond Lam

An Ancient Buddhist Vihara’s Vesper: A Retelling

Posted on August 9, 2023September 16, 2023by Teahouse

Recounting an average evening for an ancient Buddhist temple in the Indian heartland

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  • Raymond Lam

Eye on Southeast Asia: Novices in Love and Living

Posted on April 8, 2023April 6, 2023by Teahouse

Very young men or boys joining the sangha without adequate preparation is resulting in real problems

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  • Raymond Lam

Monasticism: Celibacy and Companionship are not only compatible, but crucial

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023by Teahouse

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

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  • Raymond Lam

Eye on Southeast Asia: Monastic Gotami, Womanhood, and the Sangha’s Inspirational Power

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023by Teahouse

Burmese monastic Gotami’s personal example recaptures and renews a sense of the holy inspiration the Buddhist sangha has traditionally radiated

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  • Raymond Lam

Eye on Southeast Asia: An Italian Gotami – A Young Woman’s Success and Struggle in Myanmar’s Female Monasticism

Posted on February 26, 2023March 9, 2023by Teahouse

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

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  • Raymond Lam

A New Monograph on Female Agency and Insight

Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022by Teahouse

“Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism” is a groundbreaking work that unpacks how women in Buddhist and Hindu cultures claim spiritual authority

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  • Raymond Lam

Changing Minds: Uniting Monasticism with Education

Posted on April 20, 2022September 25, 2023by Teahouse

What happens when monastics leave their school and disrobe for lay life? Maintaining the bridge between the old and new life with Choje Lama Wangchuk

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