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Buddhist Women
A newly translated memoir shines a light on the woman who supported the larger-than-life figure.
When the Knives Are Out
The story of a nun who responded to rage with equanimity
Inside the 18th International Sakyadhita Conference
An unexpected feature underscored the care that went into this annual event, this year drawing 3,000 women.
When Women Showed Up
Scholar Vanessa R. Sasson tells the story of the first female Buddhist renunciates.
A New Kind of Missionary
Ananda Jennings, the first Western woman to sit an intensive Chan retreat, was a remarkable teacher who was all but forgotten by her home country.
The Woman Who Married the Buddha
Scholar Vanessa R. Sasson tells the often overlooked story of Yasodhara
Through Grief to Freedom: The Story of Krsha Gautami
The staggering losses of a nun whose tale appears in the Kshudrakavastu illuminates the power of shared suffering.
A Garland of Flowers
The story of Mahaprajapati, the Buddha’s stepmother and the first nun
A New Weekly Series on Epigraphy Explores the Lives of Ancient Buddhist Women
The community-oriented group meets on Fridays to “interpret a bunch of old stones and think about how women lived in history.”
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