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Access to Insight - Readings in Theravada Buddhism. An extensive, well presented archive with alternative translations and multiple indexes.

Alliance for Bhikkhunis on Facebook

Anenja Vihara ~ Anenja Vihara is dedicated to the Bhikkhuni Sangha and, as a Theravada monastery, follows mainly the standards of the Forest Tradition.

Aranya Bodhi ~ Awakening Forest Hermitage is a rustic, "off the grid" Theravadan Buddhist women's monastic hermitage on more than 100 acres of mountain forest and meadows, pools and waterfalls on the Northern California Sonoma Coast.

Ayya Khema Mandir ~ This establishment will be an abode in Sri Lanka for female seekers of solitude, truth and wisdom through the teachings of the Buddha. Once completed, the Ayya Khema International Buddhist Mandir will offer the study of Pali and Theravada Buddhist Suttas, Abhidhamma Studies, Pali chanting, meditation and English instructions.

Australian Sangha Association ~ The Australian Sangha Association (ASA) was set up to support dialogue and understanding among monastics of different traditions and the conference provides a meaningful forum for this continuing interaction.

Bhavana Society ~ The Bhavana Society is a community of monastics and lay people living according to the precepts and practices laid down by the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama, over 2500 years ago.  Located in rural West Virginia, the monastery and meditation center provides opportunities for people to come to organized retreats as well as personal retreats and personal visits of varying lengths.

Bhikkhuni Committee ~ The Bhikkhuni Ordination Research Committee is an educational body which provides information about the ordination of Bhikkhunis in different traditions.

Bodhgaya News ~ Pali Canon Online Database

Bodhi House BlogSpot ~ The Bodhi House, home to the Bhikkhuni Sangha and those women training in Buddhist monastic life.

Buddhist Society of Victoria ~ The Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) is a centre for the learning and practice of Buddhism in Victoria, Australia. The BSV conducts regular meditation classes and retreats, and facilitates talks on Buddhist teachings given by monks and nuns and respected lay teachers. 

Carolina Buddhist Vihara ~ We are a non-profit organization dedicated to offering teachings of the Buddha, primarily by bringing Theravada Buddhist monks to Greenville, South Carolina. “Theravada” refers to the oldest form of Buddhism extant, the highly traditional school found in Southeast Asia in countries such as Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand.

Committee of Western Bhikshunis ~ Formed after H.H. Dalai Lama told Bhikshuni Jampa Tsedroen that the Western bhikshunis should be more involved in helping to establish the bhikshuni ordination in the Tibetan tradition.

Venerable Thubten Chodron - Sravasti Abbey

Dhammadharini Vihara Google Group ~ Women Upholding the Dhamma

Dhammamoli Project ~ Providing Shelter and Education in a Buddhist Monastic environment to young Nepalese girls who can fall victim to human traffickers and child labor.

Dhammananda, Venerable Bhikkhuni. Thailand

The Elders ~ "...We especially call on religious and traditional leaders to set an example and change all discriminatory practices within their own religions and traditions..."

International Congress on Buddhist Women ~

International Congress on Buddhist Women’s Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages” was held at the University of Hamburg from July 18-20, 2007, in cooperation with the University’s Asia-Africa Institute.

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics ~In association with the Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project SLTP the Journal of Buddhist Ethics is pleased to act as the primary distributor for the first public domain electronic version of the Pali Canon.

Jampa Tsedroen ~ Links to Sites on Women and Buddhism

Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards

The Pali Tipitaka ~ Vipassana is a universal, scientific method towards purifying the mind. It is the practical essence of the teachings of the Buddha, who taught Dhamma - the Universal Law of Nature.

Santi Forest Monastery & Ven. Ajahn Sujato ~ Bhante Sujato's Writing Online

Sakyadhita ~ The International Association of Buddhist Women.

Sakyadhita Sri Lanka - Daughters of the Buddha

Sati Saraniya Hermitage ~ Buddhist Sanctuary and Women's Monastic Residence. Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

What the Buddha Said ~ Daily "Dhamma Drops"