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Forum: How Millennials Are Reframing the Buddhist Path

by Gesshin Greenwood, Ray Buckner, Chenxing Han, Matthew Hepburn and Lama Bryn Dawson| September 12, 2020

Forum: How Millennials Are Reframing the Buddhist Path

In this Buddhadharma Forum, five millenial Buddhists take a look at where Buddhism is, and where it’s headed.

Forum: Hear Our Voices

by Pema Khandro Rinpoche, Grace Schireson, Rebecca Li, Myokei Caine-Barrett and Narayan Helen Liebenson| March 6, 2020

Forum: Hear Our Voices

A panel of women teachers from different Buddhist traditions share their insights into being a female teacher and leader in today’s world.

Buddhism’s Next 40 Years: A Time of Reformation

by Melvin McLeod| November 25, 2019

Buddhism’s Next 40 Years: A Time of Reformation

In the fifth issue in our 40th anniversary series, Melvin McLeod imagines how Buddhism may re-vision itself and adapt to meet the challenges ahead.

Women Are Not Second-Class Buddhists

by Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo| November 25, 2019

Women Are Not Second-Class Buddhists

Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo calls for an end to the inferior status of Buddhist nuns, and of Buddhist women generally.

Is Buddhism Violent?

by Randy Rosenthal| November 1, 2019

Is Buddhism Violent?

Buddhism is a religion of peace. So why do some monks carry guns and preach hatred? In this conversation with Lion’s Roar, religious studies professor Michael Jerryson says that, if you look closely, “violence abounds” in Buddhist doctrine.

Review: “Cinderella Liberator” by Rebecca Solnit

by Lion's Roar Staff| July 12, 2019

Review: “Cinderella Liberator” by Rebecca Solnit

In 1892, a book was compiled of 345 versions of the Cinderella story and related tales. Now, from Rebecca Solnit—Zen Buddhist and acclaimed author of Men Explain Things to Me—comes the enlightened, feminist version for our time.

Enlightenment Has No Gender

by Sara Lewis| February 14, 2018

Enlightenment Has No Gender

Sara Lewis reviews “Buddhism beyond Gender: Liberation from Attachment to Identity” by Rita Gross. From the Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma.

Does my transgender identity conflict with Buddhism’s teachings on no-self?

by Sallie Jiko Tisdale, Narayan Helen Liebenson and Andrew Holecek| July 31, 2017

Does my transgender identity conflict with Buddhism’s teachings on no-self?
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I was born male, but I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m actually a transgender woman. As a Buddhist, I feel conflicted by the teachings on no-self.

See Us Clearly: A Buddhist’s View of Transgender Visibility

by Ray Buckner| July 27, 2017

See Us Clearly: A Buddhist’s View of Transgender Visibility

In recognition of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Ray Buckner shares a personal view of what it means to be Buddhist, gender-queer, and trans.

Buddhist teacher and feminist Rita Gross dies following stroke

by Lion's Roar Staff| November 12, 2015

Buddhist teacher and feminist Rita Gross dies following stroke
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Rita Gross, a prominent scholar on Buddhism and gender and a senior Buddhist teacher, has died.

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