Inside the 18th International Sakyadhita Conference
An unexpected feature underscored the care that went into this annual event, this year drawing 3,000 women.
Women
Living Demigoddesses, Immortal Poetry
A newly translated collection of poems brings to light the work of three remarkable Chinese women from the Tang dynasty.
Turning Toward a More Authentic Life
Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life In Tibetan Buddhism, “bardo” is a between-state. The passage from death to rebirth is a bardo, as well as the journey from birth to death. The conversations in “Between-States” explore…
A Fierce and Tender Clarity
When it comes to working with anger, the only way out is through.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Leaving the Palace
Buddhism, womanhood, and the problem of the self
Mira
Once a Maoist child soldier, Mira Rai, a young woman from rural Nepal, overcame the challenges of an impoverished upbringing to become an internationally recognized trail runner. Today, she inspires children in her home country and…
Dancing with the Divine Feminine
New York’s Tibet House hosts a new body of work by master Nepalese artist Karsang Lama that celebrates the wisdom of awakened female buddhas.
Buddhism’s Second-Class Citizens
By paying lip service to female empowerment but not materially supporting Western female monastics, we leave them—and the future of Tibetan Buddhism in the West—in doubt.
Kung Fu Nuns Planning to Teach Hundreds of Himalayan Women Self-Defense
These active Buddhist nuns are helping women in India and Nepal to empower themselves through martial arts.
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