At 26, Matthieu Ricard left a promising scientific career in France to become a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas.

What does it take to break the glass ceiling in Buddhism and be fully ordained as a female monk or bhikshuni? In 2022 the kingdom of Bhutan ordained 144 women in an unprecedented ceremony.

A job ad offering S$5,000–S$11,000 for a full-time Buddhist nun has raised eyebrows. Some were surprised by the pay, while ...

She talks to Julia Paul about life as a bhikshuni in the UK and Bhutan, her memories of taking part in the historic mass ordination and what it means for Buddhist nuns in Bhutan and other countries.

Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make their way to a Buddhist ...