We are glad to present you the tentative list of speakers who kindly accepted our invitation and will address their speeches during the 1st International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha. Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages.
New: PDF with all speakers abstracts available (80 pages, 927 KB).
- Analayo: The Four Assemblies and the Foundation of the Order of Nuns
- Bhikkhu Bodhi: Prospects for Reviving Bhikkhuni Ordination in the Theravada Tradition
- Dr. Christie Chang: From Anila to Gelongma — Naming, Language, and Gender Equality
- Bhiksuni Thubten Chodron: A Tibetan Precedent for Multi-tradition Ordination: Support for Giving Bhikshuni Ordination with a Dual Sangha of Mulasarvastivada Bhikshus and Dharmaguptaka Bhikshunis
- Lama Choedak Rinpoche: Experience of being the Tibetan Buddhist Teacher to Convene and Sponsor the First Tibetan Initiated Bhikshuni Ordination Ceremony held in Canberra, Australia in October 2003
- Inyoung Chung (Bhiksuni Sukdham): The Revival of a Dual Ordination for Korean Buddhist Nuns in the Modern Period
- Bhiksuni Chuehmen: The Right to be Ordained as Bhiksunis
- Dr. Shayne Clarke: Creating Nuns Out of Thin Air: Problems and Possible Solutions concerning the Ordination of Nuns according to the Tibetan Monastic Code
- Dr. Shobha Rani Dash: Misinterpretations of the Buddhist Texts and the Problem of Ordination of Women
- Lobsang Dechen: Tibetan Nuns and Bhikshuni Ordination
- Prof. Dr. Florin Deleanu: Between State Control and State Neglect: Nuns in Ancient and Early Mediaeval Japan
- Bhikkhuni Dr. Kusuma Devendra: Theravada Bhikkhunis
- Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Prof. Dr. Chatsumarn Kabilsingh): The Need to look at the popular interpretations of the Tripitaka (Theravada context)
- Prof. Dhammavihari Thera, Sri Lanka: Recovery and Restoration of an Order of Theravada Bhikkhunis
- Bhikkhuni Dr. Karuna Dharma, D.Dh: Experiences with Ordaining Bhikshunis in Los Angeles from 1994 to 2004
- Damchö Diana Finnegan: A Flawless Ordination: Some Narratives of Nuns' Ordinations in the Mūlasarvāstivādavinaya
- Roseanne Freese: The First Bhiksuni Ordination in East Asia – Giving Birth to a New Way of Life
- Dr. Hema Goonatilake: The Unbroken Lineage of the Sinhalese Bhikkhuni Sangha from 3rd century B.C. to the 11th century
- Bhikkhuni Ayya Gunasari: Building Bridges for Theravadin Bhikkhuni Sangha in diverse worlds
- Dr. Kim Gutschow and Skalzang Lhamo: How Ordination Relates to Status in the Buddhist Himalayas
- Prof. Dr. Janet Gyatso: Future Perspectives and Necessities of Bhikshuni Ordination
- Prof. Hae-ju Jeon Sunim (Ph.D): Dual Ordination in the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism And the Dharmagupta Vinaya
- Prof. Dr. Jens-Uwe Hartmann: The Vinaya Between History and Modernity: Some General Reflections
- Dr. Ann Heirman: Sramaneris and siksamanas in the Dharmaguptaka tradition
- Prof. Bhiksuni Heng-ching Shih: Three Options: Re-establishing the Bhiksuni Lineage in the Tibetan Tradition
- Prof. Dr. Oskar von Hinüber: The Foundation of the Bhikkhuni as a Model for a Revival
- Dr. Ute Hüsken: The Eight Garudhammas
- Bhiksu Huimin Shih: An Inquiry Concerning the Lineage of Bhikkhuni Ordination
- Bhikkhuni Thich Nu Hue Huong: The Role of the Women in Buddhist Sangha (PDF, 175 KB)
- Dr. Tomomi Ito: Bhikkhuni restoration in Theravada Buddhism: grounds of authenticity for newly ordained bhikkhunis
- Prof. Dr. David P. Jackson: Sakyapa Ordination Lineages: History, Special Features and Strategies for Survival
- Dr. Barbara Kameniar: Rurality, Ordination Debates and Thai Mae Chi
- Dr. Petra Kieffer-Pülz: Presuppositions for a valid ordination with respect to the restoration of the bhiksuni ordination in the Mulasarvastivada tradition
- Bhikkhu Kirama Wimalajothi Thera: The Current Cultural Re-awakening and Its Impact on the Bhikkhuni Order in Sri Lanka
- Gisela Krey: The Acceptance of Women in Early Buddhism
- Mettanando Bhikkhu: The First Council
- Bhikshuni Myoom Sunim, Abbess of Pongnyongsa, Rector of the Diamond Vinaya Institute, and President of the Pongnyongsa Monastic Seminary for Nuns: The Structure and Curriculum of the Bhiksuni Vinaya Institute of Pongnyŏngsa Monastery in KoreaThe Structure and Curriculum of the Bhiksuni Vinaya Institute of Pongnyŏngsa Monastery in Korea
- Thich Nu Hanh Tri (Dr. Lani Hunter): Buddhist Nun Ordination and Charity Work
- Sayadaw Dr. Nyanissara, Myanmar: What is the Common Ground?
- Bhiksuni Tenzin Palmo: A brief overview of the situation for nuns in the Tibetan Tradition
- Prajna Bangsha Bhikshu (Mahathero) , Bangladesh: Key Issues Related to the Establishment of Restoration of Lineage in Tradition where it Does Not Currently Exist
- Thich Quang Ba, Australia: Bhikkhuni Sangha in Vietnam and Australia: An Overview on its History and Contemporary Developments
- Dr. Martin Seeger / Prof. Barend Jan Terwiel: The Revival of the Theravada Nun Order in Thailand: Scriptual Authority and Cultural Resistance
- Master Shi Kuang Seng: Implication of Mother's Virtues Towards Buddhist Society
- Prof. Dr. Peter Skilling: Tracing the History of Nuns in South Asia
- Prof. Dr. Jan-Ulrich Sobisch: Bhiksuni Ordination: Why Lineages?
- Bhikkhu Sujato: Sects & Sectarianism. The Origin of the three existing Vinaya lineages: Theravada, Dharmaguptaka, and Mulasarvastivada
- Heng Sure, Ph.D: Empowerment of Buddhist Nuns in North America: Master Hsuan Hua's Vision of Bhikshuni Sangha Organization and Implementation
- Bhikkhuni Ayya Tathaaloka: Mining for Gold: A Bright Vision and Exploration Into the Essential Nature and Purpose of the Bhikkhuni Sangha
- Prof. Dr. Le Manh That: History of Vietnamese Nun Order
- Dr. Emma Tomalin: The Thai bhikkhuni movement and women’s empowerment
- Stefania Travagnin: Life and Mission of Elder Gongga (1903-1997). Bridging Dharma Traditions and beyond Gender Discrimination.
- Acarya Geshe Tashi Tsering: A Summary of Research Works on Bhikshuni Ordination. Revival in Mulasarvastivada Tradition Flourishing in Tibet
- Dr. Ivette Maria Vargas-O'Bryan: Remembering the Ordained Nuns: Models for Modern Tibetan Communities
- Bhikkhuni Sik Wei-Chun: The Legal Procedures for the Bhiksuni Ordination
- Bhiksuni Wu-yin: The Noble Task for the Tibetan Buddhist Community: To Establish Its Bhikkhuni Lineage
- Prof. Yu-chen Li: The Ordination System in Late Imperial China
- Dr. Hyangsoon Yi: Vicissitudes in the Order of Buddhist Nuns during Choson Korea
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