and women who are part of Jataka narratives. Tara, a powerful Buddhist goddess, appears only a thousand years after the Buddha, five centuries after the first Buddhist art. This is part of a new ...

As we celebrate Buddha Purnima 2025 on May 23, a day of spiritual renewal for Buddhists worldwide, it’s essential to remember the women who have walked the path of enlightenment alongside the ...

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Buddhism, like many religions, has had a complex relationship with women. Although women received ordination as early as the sixth century BC, when Mahapajapati Gotami, Buddha’s maternal aunt ...

These women served in the military and advised on ... both Taghbah and Chinese cultures had become deeply familiar with ...

From what I know about her, Guanyin is a-OK with my skeptical ways. I don’t believe in Greek, Egyptian or Hindu goddesses either, but I do appreciate the idea of a feminine divine archetype that ...

These women played key roles in the Buddha’s life story, and they continue to inspire Buddhists today. Mahaprajapati specifically inspires women as the first Buddhist nun. Many Buddhist scriptures ...

In our series looking at key women of the Buddhist scriptures, we look at the character of Mahapajapati Gotami. She was the Buddha's foster mother as well as his maternal aunt. Legend has it that ...