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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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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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“Where are the Women?” A Treasury of Lives Initiative

Posted on February 24, 2023March 2, 2023by Teahouse

A new initiative from The Treasury of Lives centered on women’s biographies

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  • Raymond Lam

H.E. the 2nd Kalu Rinpoche on His Projects, the Times, and Modern Spirituality

Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023by Teahouse

H.E. the 2nd Kalu Rinpoche discusses his Niguma Yoga program, young people, and being true to the path

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She Speaks: Argentine Literary Engagement with Buddhism, with Sonia Betancort

Posted on December 22, 2022January 1, 2023by Teahouse

Dr. Sonia Betancort of Camilo José Cela University in Spain looks at how two Argentinian authors redefined Buddhism for postcolonial literature and society

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A New Era for the Women’s Order: UTBSI’s First International Bhikkhuni Ordination in Bodh Gaya

Posted on December 18, 2022December 18, 2022by Teahouse

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

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Bringing Compassion to Those That Need It Most: A Domestic Violence Worker Brings Buddhist Ideas to Survivors of Family and Sexual Violence

Posted on December 9, 2022December 17, 2022by Teahouse

Australia-based DV worker Lynda Rushton shares how Buddhism brings a unique dimension to working with women living with domestic and partner abuse

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  • Raymond Lam

A Meditative Smile in a Dark Place: Learning the Dharma in a Bolivian Prison

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022by Teahouse

Liliana Arias Romero’s BDE article on teaching meditation inside a Bolivian women’s prison

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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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Breasts Without Women: Reading Gary Snyder in 2022

Posted on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022by Teahouse

What is the gendered legacy of famed American eco-writer Gary Snyder?

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