A scholarly library of Buddhist women's lives and words
Bibliographies, books, conference brochures, and translations gathered over four decades — documenting the history, texts, and stories of Buddhist women across traditions. Free and open to all.
Five reading lists on Buddhist women
Books by and about Buddhist women
Programs from past conferences
Translated into 9 languages
Scholarship in many languages
Assorted Articles
Bhikkhuni Thubten Chodron · Articles
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Dhammadharini · Teachings
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Network of Buddhist Women in Europe · Articles
View →Attitudes Towards Nuns: The Nandakovāda & its Parallels
Bhikkhu Anālayo · U. Hamburg
PDF →The Bahudhātuka-sutta on Women's Inabilities
Bhikkhu Anālayo · U. Hamburg
PDF →The Legality of Bhikkhunī Ordination
Bhikkhu Anālayo · U. Hamburg
PDF →Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns' Order
Bhikkhu Anālayo · U. Hamburg
PDF →Amazing Transformations of Arahant Therī Uppalavaṇṇā
Bhikkhunī Tathāālokā · Academia
View →Lasting Inspiration: The Therī Apadāna
Bhikkhunī Tathāālokā · Academia
View →Saffron and Green in the Clear Forest Pool
Bhikkhunī Tathāālokā · Academia
View →Buddhist Nuns in South India
Petra Kieffer-Pülz · Academia
View →Presuppositions for a Valid Ordination (Mūlasarvāstivāda)
Petra Kieffer-Pülz · Academia
View →Women's Monasteries
Petra Kieffer-Pülz · Academia
View →Die Rechtmäßigkeit der Bhikkhunī Ordination
Bhikkhu Anālayo · U. Hamburg
PDF →Nonnenordination — das Eis Scheint Gebrochen!
Bhikkhunī Jampa Tsedroen · PDF
PDF →Die Nonnen Brauchen eine Lobby
Bhikkhunī Jampa Tsedroen · PDF
PDF →Die Wiedereinrichtung des Nonnenordens (Theravāda)
Petra Kieffer-Pülz · U. Hamburg
PDF →Voraussetzungen für eine gültige Ordination
Petra Kieffer-Pülz · Academia
View →Das Patriarchat ist zu Ende
Sylvia Wetzel · Drive
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