Venerable Silananda Recounts her Journey to ordination On November 21, 2025, in Port Townsend, Washington, USA, dalhikamma (re-ordination ceremony in the Theravada tradition) was conferred upon Venerable Silananda Bhikkhuni (formerly Ven. Thubten Kunga Bhikshuni). A total of eight bhikkhunis and six bhikkhus were present to welcome Ven. Silananda into the Theravada tradition. She is now …

Volunteers Build a Kuti—And Community—at California’s Karuna Buddhist Vihara Sarah Conover of the Clear Mountain Community near Seattle, Washington, shares her inspiring account of a weeklong volunteer effort to help Bhikkhunis Santussika and Cittananda build more than just a new kuti. She writes, “What these two nuns have pioneered on their own is remarkable, and …

15th Annual International Bhikkhuni Day September 6/7, 2025, Full Moon of September Celebrating the 2609th Anniversary of the Founding of the Bhikkhuni Sangha Theme: Walking in the Footsteps of the Bhikkhuni Arahants The full moon of September is recalled as the ordination day of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī Therī & the Courageous 500 Founding Mothers of the …