Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha's foster mother
- Written by: Jue Liang, Visiting Assistant Professor, Denison University
Nuns from Taiwan pray in Taipei on May 8, 2011, in celebration of the Buddha's birth anniversary. Patrick Lin/AFP via Getty ImagesIn 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 monastic traditions in the past.
However, this...
