Inside the 18th International Sakyadhita Conference
An unexpected feature underscored the care that went into this annual event, this year drawing 3,000 women.
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Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women Holds First Virtual Conference
Over 1,000 monastics, laypeople, and practitioners from around the world gathered online for the 17th biennial conference to discuss gender equality issues in Buddhism.
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Interest in Buddhist Chaplaincy Increases During the Pandemic
More people want to become Buddhist chaplains since COVID-19, a Japanese Buddhist nun walks 36 miles to honor Native American lives, and Laurie Anderson’s Songs from the Bardo gets a Grammy nod. Tricycle looks back at…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Bhutanese Cab Drivers Unwind with Archery
India bans WeChat, and Bhutanese cab drivers in New York City turn to archery to cope with the pandemic. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women Holds First Post-#MeToo Conference
Over 800 nuns and laywomen from around the world gather for the biennial meeting to discuss injustices affecting female practitioners.
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma: Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, cofounder of Sakyadhita
The professor of religion at the University of San Diego visits Mumbai, India, as an educator and pilgrim.
Are We There Yet?
Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo reflects on the role of women in Buddhism and the work that still needs to be done.
Photos from the 15th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women
The conference was started in 1987 as a way to unite Buddhist women from different countries and traditions and reduce gender injustice.
Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism’s Glass Ceiling
And why it’s high time to break through it
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