The Conversation

Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha’s foster mother

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Business Insider

Meet Thailand's female rebel monks who are defying tradition

A growing number of women are becoming ordained as novice Buddhist monks at an all-female monastery outside of Bangkok, Thailand. Novice monks have to adopt the Buddhist monastic code and undergo ...
New York Post

Thailand cave survivors will be ordained as Buddhist novices and monks

Soccer coach Ekkapol Chantawong (front) and members of the rescued soccer team arrive to attend a Buddhist ceremony. AP MAE SAI, Thailand — The young soccer teammates and their coach who were rescued ...
Religion News Service

Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha's foster mother

(The Conversation) — In recent years, many Buddhist nuns have taken on leadership roles that require either ordination status or academic degrees, all of which was quite unheard of in Buddhist ...