21st-century Buddhist nuns

Taiwanese Buddhist nun

Buddhist nun and musician from Nepal

Tibetan Buddhist nun

Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)

Buddhist nun

Chinese actress (1965–2007)

Italian Buddhist nun

Italian writer (1934–2021)

Indian Actress and model

Thai lawyer and women's rights advocate

Buddhist monk

Lebanese painter, subsequently Buddhist monk

Tibet activist

Vietnamese nun and peace activist

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

Chinese singer

Belgian-born author, pilot and mountaineer

Australian Buddhist nun