The word ‘Bhikkuni’ will appear on identity cards, allowing female religious figures in Sri Lanka to enjoy a range of civil ...

The scandal first surfaced in mid-June when the abbot of the prestigious Wat Tri Thotsathep monastery abruptly left the ...

Investigators of the Thailand Police who searched her house found more than 80,000 photos and videos used to blackmail the ...

The Supreme Court has declared that the Commissioner General of the Department for the Registration of Persons violated fundamental rights of a Buddhist nun by refusing to issue a National Identity ...

Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka have won the right to obtain national identity cards bearing their cherished title ‘Bhikkhuni' (nun), following a decade-long legal battle. On June 17, the Supreme Court ...

Celebrate Buddha Purnima 2025 by learning about the remarkable women who defied societal norms and became influential figures in Buddhist history and practice.

Breaking Barriers Despite the growing presence of female monastics, Vietnam’s Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha remains relatively small, with only around 200 Bhikkhunis and samaneris and 300 eight-precept ...

The first Sri Lankan bhikkhuni to be ordained in recent times is Bhikkhuni Kusuma. Ven. Bhikkhuni Kusuma M.A., Ph.D. in her book Revival of the Bhikkhuni Ordination in Sri Lanka explains the research ...

Following Venerable Dhammananda's ordination, other Thai women, such as Venerable Nandayani Bhikkhuni, also ordained in Sri Lanka and have since established bhikkhunī monasteries throughout Thailand.

For this last programme in a special series on religion in the 21st century, Heart and Soul on the BBC World Service brings together three global Buddhists from Singapore, the USA and the UK ...

Rasicot (Finding Venerable Mother) presents a flattering and digressive biography of Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (born Chatsumarn Kabilsingh), who in 2003 became the first modern Thai woman to receive ...

Bhikkhuni Sanghamitta initially lived in the Hatthalhaka nunnery along with the newly ordained nuns. As the numbers grew, she founded twelve other nunneries. In three of these buildings, the mast, ...