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page 121st-century Buddhist nuns
Cheng Yen
Taiwanese Buddhist nun
Ani Choying Drolma
Buddhist nun and musician from Nepal
Tenzin Palmo
Tibetan Buddhist nun
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)
Dhammānandā
Buddhist nun
Chen Xiaoxu
Chinese actress (1965–2007)
Gotami Theri
Italian Buddhist nun
Giulia Niccolai
Italian writer (1934–2021)
Barkha Madan
Indian Actress and model
Kanitha Wichiencharoen
Thai lawyer and women's rights advocate
Jeong Kwan
Buddhist monk
Seta Manoukian
Lebanese painter, subsequently Buddhist monk
Ngawang Sangdrol
Tibet activist
Chân Không
Vietnamese nun and peace activist
Sŭnim Taehaeng
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

Li Na
Chinese singer
Dominique Marchal
Belgian-born author, pilot and mountaineer
Robina Courtin
Australian Buddhist nun