Our 100-years anniversary tribute to one of the seminal monastic Buddhist women of the 20th century
Sakyadhita
Circles of Practice: Spanish-speaking Buddhist Women
In the previous entry on our series introducing Hispanophone Buddhism, we covered Montse Castellà Olivé, founding president of the Spain chapter of Sakyadhita. Sakyadhita is commonly known as one of Buddhism’s most prominent women’s advocacy and research organizations. Since 2020, Sakyadhita Spain has hosted ten “circles of practice,” known in Spanish as círculo de práctica […]
Women Leading: Sakyadhita Spain
The day when “women in Buddhism” is no longer a separate category of discussion, is perhaps the day when the tradition has reached true gender equality. That day is a long way off, and so we are left with using this skilful means (upaya) to highlight the progress and difficulties of women in the Buddhist […]
The 15th Sakyadhita Conference in Hong Kong: Women’s Empowerment through Diversity and Plurality
Although gender equality has enjoyed progress in many sectors of our society, we can still see that discrimination against women in varying degrees is a feature of most societies. Gender casts a shadow in ongoing discussions about the re-establishment of Bhikkhuni Order, one of the crucial fourfold assemblies in the Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. […]
Sakyadhita in Hong Kong: Confluences and Reunions
From 22-28 June, The University of Hong Kong hosted the largest ever event to do with Buddhist women in the city. This could only have been done through Sakyadhita, whose tireless volunteers worked in tandem with our friends at the Centre of Buddhist Studies to bring an impressively diverse and intellectually enriching symposium about Buddhist […]