It’s 2020. What’s Happening with Bhikkhuni Ordination?
Ven. Canda is hoping to realize the Buddha’s goal of a fourfold assembly in her home country of the U.K.
Female Ordination
The Nuns’ Revolution: Restoration of Bhikkhuni Ordination
Three determined women take on the patriarchy by reviving an abandoned Buddhist tradition and becoming the first fully-ordained Theravada Buddhist nuns in their nations’ modern histories.
Meet Burma’s Feminist Buddhist Nun
How Ketu Mala is working to change opinions about gender in a highly traditional Buddhist country
Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism’s Glass Ceiling
And why it’s high time to break through it
Comrades in Alms
Ven. Thubten Chodron discusses the challenges and joys of being a Western Buddhist monastic
The Story of One Burmese Nun
The story of a Burmese nun persecuted because of her choice to ordain
Why Are Myanmar Nuns Not Granted the Same Respect as Monks?
Due to patriarchy, nuns have to struggle to live with dignity.
Tibetan Buddhist Leader Blazes an Innovative Trail
To his followers, Dorje is the 17th Karmapa—the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and the latest in a line of reincarnated Tibetan teachers, or lamas, stretching back to the 12th century. He’s…
A Tibetan Buddhist Nun Blazes a Trail for Other Women to Follow
Founded by Thubten Chodron, Sravasti Abbey is one of the only communities in the US where women can become fully ordained in the tradition.
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