20th-century Buddhist nuns

Taiwanese Buddhist nun

Korean writer, poet, journalist, Buddhist nun and activist (1896–1971)

Buddhist nun and musician from Nepal

Tibetan Buddhist nun

Buddhist nun

Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)

German Buddhist nun (1923–1997)

Queen consort of Bhutan

Japanese writer (1896-1994)

British buddhist nun (1911-1977)

Tibetan freedom fighter and nun

Thai lawyer and women's rights advocate

Italian writer (1934–2021)

Buddhist monk

Vietnamese nun (1934-1967)

Tibet activist

Vietnamese nun and peace activist

Thai nun and co-founder of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Thai Buddhist temple

Chinese singer

Russian-born French-American socialite, film actress, and Gelug Tibetan Buddhist nun (1930-1973)

Daehaeng Kun Sunim (1927–2012) was a Korean Buddhist nun and Seon (禪) master. She taught monks as well as nuns, and helped to increase the participation of young people in Korean Buddhism. She made laypeople a particular focus of her efforts, and broke out of traditional models of spiritual practice, teaching so that anyone could practice, regardless of monastic status or gender. She was also a major force for the advancement of Bhikkunis (nuns), heavily supporting traditional nuns’ colleges as well as the modern Bhikkuni Council of Korea. The temple she founded, Hanmaum Seon Center, gre

Australian Buddhist nun

Tibetan Female Lama