Who is Barkha Madan? Meet the former model and actor, who made her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar's Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, and now lives as a 'Buddhist nun'. Barkha Madan is one of those ...

Her life has been a fascinating journey of transformation – she is a former model and actor turned 'Buddhist nun' and is currently known as Gyalten Samten. Also read | Vikrant Massey going the ...

A sports enthusiast who enjoys good food and movies as well. Her debut was a big hit but it was not until 2003 that she got recognition for her performance as a ghost in the horror film Bhoot ...

For Heart and Soul, she talks to Julia Paul about life as a bhikshuni in the UK and Bhutan, her memories of taking part in the historic mass ordination and what it means for Buddhist nuns in ...

In the West, yoga has strayed away from its ancient and deep religious significance to become a fitness trend.

which gives nuns equal status as monks and is the only female order in the patriarchal Buddhist monastic system. Usually, nuns are expected to cook and clean and are not allowed to practise any ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Buddhist history hasn’t got much attention from mainstream historians. But a new paper maps the widespread travels of a 16th-century Buddhist yogi from Rameswaram. He set out ...

Such behaviour would be a breach of the Five Moral Precepts. Many Buddhist monks and nuns choose a life of celibacy. This is so they can live free from the attachment of sexual desire and intimate ...

However, within 18 years she quit Bollywood to live a quiet life. This former actress is now a Buddhist nun, and she called her decision to walk the path of spirituality the best decision of her life.