Great Teacher Sundari Nanda
Picture generated with AI by Ishy Comar When Sundari Nanda was born to King Suddodhana and Mahapajapati, there must have been...
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Shinjin
Jan 316 min
Great Teacher Ekyū -ni : first Japanese woman to receive full Sōtō transmission.
It is hard to track down any known facts about this woman before she came to serve under Master Keizan. What I can trace comes from...
Shinjin
Dec 16, 20239 min
Myōchi-ni: Nurturing The Now To The Benefit of the Future
In the present-day Fukui Prefecture, there is the village of Echizen. The Echizen Basin has been an important regional center of Japan...
Rev. Kyoji
Dec 11, 20234 min
Great Teacher Khema - The Wisest of Women
As we continue our series of great women in Buddhist history, the story of Khema, a woman who lived during the time of the Buddha....
Rev. Kyoji
Jul 31, 20237 min
Dhammadinna The Wise
(image via Wix from Unsplash) Dhammadinna, known as The Widow was an ordained woman whose story and enlightenment poem found their way...
Shinjin
Jun 14, 202315 min
Great Teacher Yodo-ni: Feudal Princess and Nun.
“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third...
Rev. Kyoji
May 18, 20236 min
Yasodhara - Wife Of The Buddha
this is the story of Yasodhara, mother to
Rahula, wife of the Buddha, Buddhist nun.
Rev. Kyoji
Mar 1, 20236 min
Patacara - A Story Of Loss and Rebirth
Loss And Rebirth - The Story Of Paracara Rebellion Patacara lived in the 6th century BCE. She was the daughter, described as being very...
Rev. Kyoji
Feb 14, 20235 min
Let Them In - The Story Of Maha Pajapati
The story of Maha Pajapati, Siddhartha's aunt nad foster mother, and the first ordained Buddhist nun.
Rev. Kyoji
Jan 27, 20234 min
Chiyono - The First Ordained Woman
No Water - No Moon Chiyono At The Well Woodblock print by Yoshitoshi 1839-1892 For twenty-six Fridays, a group of us from Rising Lotus...
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