Rev. Winifred Shokai Martin’s journey from Irish Catholicism to Zen Buddhist priest

Movement for female ordination gathers pace

Football team and their coach ordained in honor of Saman Gunan

Temporary ordination is a traditional way of making merit in the Thai Buddhist tradition

Seeking gender equality in monasticism

Living by example in harmony with nature

Noted scholar and spiritual leader mourned

Women in Myanmar skip water-throwing festivities to ordain for week-long holiday

Thaye Dorje pledges "role and activities as Karmapa will continue as before"

Whereabouts of fugitive monk still unconfirmed

Ecological activist armed with only a camera and his compassion

Royal appointment ends selection process marred by controversy

Bhikkhunis still facing entrenched official opposition

Inaugural forum draws participants from 23 countries