One Dead, Dozens Injured after Heavy Winds Hit Buddhist Meditation Center in Alberta
Justin Whitaker
6 August 2024
Several hundred people had gathered for an 11-day retreat when severe winds hit the area
Hoam Art Museum in South Korea Features Art Celebrating Women of East Asian Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
25 April 2024
Women have played an essential role in the growth and development of Buddhism but have rarely been celebrated in art. “Unsullied, Like a Lotus in Mud,” seeks to help rectify that exclusion.
The Late Ayya Khema, a Pioneering German Bhikkhuni, to be Honored in Online Event
Justin Whitaker
22 August 2023
Monastics, meditation teachers, and female Buddhist leaders will join with supporters and practitioners around the world to honor the late Ayya Khema
Buddhist Nun Teaches Sustainability at Stanford with Korean Temple Cuisine
Justin Whitaker
6 May 2022
Through patience and process, the Ven. Jeong Kwan reduces foods to their most basic nature in hope of creating a truly meditative experience for diners
The Closing of the Monastic-Lay Divide in Modern Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
29 December 2021
Navigating modern Buddhist life as a layperson
Ajahn Vayama, Pioneering Australian Buddhist Nun, Dies Aged 70
Justin Whitaker
25 November 2021
The devoted Buddhist nun and beloved teacher passed peacefully this week
Canada’s Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute Wins Residential Building Approval After Opposition
Justin Whitaker
16 June 2021
The nuns attribute the win to their hard work and…
Bhikkhunī – Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Revolution: A Film on the Epicenter of Theravada Female Ordinations
Raymond Lam
2 April 2019
An interview with Polish-born filmmaker Małgorzata…
Women of Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
31 December 2018
Special Issue 2018: The stories, experiences, and…
Challenges in Mix-gendered Monasteries
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 December 2018
The role of gender in monastery governance
On Bhikkhunī Ordination by Bhikkhu Analayo: An Interview with Bhante Kusala
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
7 December 2018
Bhante Kusala translated Bhikkhu Analayo’s latest…
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Women of Buddhism
Anne Wisman
8 March 2018
Paying tribute to the achievements of…