Witnessing the revival of the bhikkhuni order

A voice of engaged Buddhism for the contemporary world

New developments in the initiative to establish a bhikkhuni monastery in the UK

Re-establishing the fourfold sangha

Addressing communal religious violence and the revival of the bhikkhuni order

Exploring the indispensable female narrative in Buddhism

A milestone for female monasticism in Britain

The Bhikkhuni order is re-established in Bangladesh

Samaneri Gautami on her path towards becoming a bhikkhuni

An examination of equal opportunity for ordination and Buddhist education for women

Samaneri Gautami on her path to becoming a bhikkhuni

After a long interlude in which the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha was presumed extinct, the Sri Lankan lineage was re-established in 1998 at Bodhgaya with the help of Chinese Buddhist nuns. Recent progre

Every Buddhist would find it difficult to contest the idea that Buddhism values spiritual authority. Buddhism’s need for legitimate transmission inevitably means upholding the monastic sangha as the p

Jacqueline Kramer, author of Buddha Mom-the Path of Mindful Mothering and 10 Spiritual Practices for Busy parents, has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 30 years in the Sri Lankan Therava