Witnessing the revival of the bhikkhuni order

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

Witnessing the revival of the female monasticism in the Buddhist world

A milestone for female monasticism in Britain

Interview with a pioneering Western Buddhist nun

Samaneri Gautami on her path towards becoming a bhikkhuni

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

Exclusive interview with Yakupitiyage Karunadas

On 29 November, 8 bhikkhunis and 47 novices were ordained at Thippayasathandhamma Bhikkhuni Arama, a nunnery located on the islet of Koh Yor in Thailand’s Songhkla Province. The ceremony was performed

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