International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Women of Buddhism
Anne Wisman
8 March 2018
Paying tribute to the achievements of…
Buddhistdoor View: Strengthening the Tradition of Women’s Leadership in Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
20 January 2018
Promoting lasting female leadership in Buddhist…
North of the 49th Parallel: A Review of Lotus Petals in the Snow
Caitlin Dwyer
21 December 2017
Voices of Canadian Buddhist women
One Face of Liberation: Buddhist Feminism in Japan
Gereon Kopf
30 October 2017
The Zen-inspired activism of Hiratsuka Raichō
Why Education Matters: Improving Female Empowerment and Health Practices in Nepal
Sónia Gomes
1 September 2017
Inadequate access to sanitation and hygiene affects women and girls disproportionally, especially those of a disadvantaged socio-economic status in developing countries. There seems to be
Entering the Stream: Book Review of The Hidden Lamp
Caitlin Dwyer
28 July 2017
A collection of 100 Zen koans that bring Buddhist women to…
“What If” Wonder Woman
Vanessa Sasson
23 June 2017
When I was five years old, my grandmother gave me a shimmery red scarf with small silver charms attached along the edges. It was the
Kisa Gotami Meets Beyoncé
Vanessa Sasson
17 March 2017
Kisa Gotami’s ghost has long haunted me. It has probably haunted many of us in the field of Buddhist Studies. She is the face of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Award Historic Geshema Degrees Next Week
Craig C Lewis
14 December 2016
The Dalai Lama will bestow Geshema degrees on 20 Tibetan Buddhist nuns at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Annual Geshema Examinations Held in Dharamsala
Craig C Lewis
3 May 2016
The fourth Geshema examination began on Sunday at Gaden Choeling Nunnery in Dharamsala, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Nuns in Dharamsala Participate in Winter Debate before the Dalai Lama
Craig C Lewis
2 November 2015
Nuns from seven nunneries participating in the annual Great Winter Debate—gathered in Dharamsala to make a debate presentation before the Dalai Lama.