Sakyadhita
Sakyadhita ("Daughters of Buddha") was founded in 1987 as a network of Buddhist women in Bodhgaya . The reason for this was the “Conference on Buddhist Nuns”, for which the Dalai Lama had taken over the patronage. The initiative came from the German Theravada nun Ayya Khema , the American bhikshuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo, the Thai professor Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (and later nun Dhammananda ) and the German bhikshuni Jampa Tsedrön.
Since then, numerous international and regional Sakyadhita conferences have taken place:
- Bodhgaya , India (1987)
- Bangkok , Thailand (1991)
- Colombo , Sri Lanka (1993)
- Leh , Ladakh , India (1995) "Women and the Power of Compassion: Survival in the 21st Century."
- Phnom Penh , Cambodia (1997/98)
- Lumbini , Nepal (2000) "Women as Peace Makers: Self, Family, Community, World"
- Taipei , Taiwan (2002)
- Seoul , South Korea (2004) "Discipline and Practice of Buddhist Women: Present and Past"
- Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia (2006) "Buddhist Women in a Global Multicultural Community"
- Ulan Bator , Mongolia (2008) "Buddhism in Transition: Tradition, Changes, and Challenges".
- Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam (2009/2010) "Eminent Buddhist Women".
- Bangkok , Thailand (2011)
- Vaishali, India (2013)
The goals of Sakyadhita are
- to build an international network of Buddhist women of all traditions
- Promote understanding between Buddhist traditions, particularly through international conferences
- To train, support and encourage women to become teachers
- To give guidance and help to Buddhist nuns and women who want to become nuns and to support them in their training
- To support and publish research relating to women
- to contribute to greater peace in the world by realizing these goals
credentials
Web links
- Sakyadhita International (English)
- Sakyadhita Europe (German)
- dalailama.com ( Memento from August 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )