Buddhist Archives - Infinite Women

Yoshiko Yamanouchi

Yoshiko Yamanouchi (1895–1973) was an early Buddhist community leader, businesswoman, and amateur painter.

Esperanza Spalding was gifted with a natural talent for music. Not only is she an amazing jazz singer, but she can also play the upright bass at the same time, a skill that takes most musicians years to be able to do. While her music is categorized as jazz, she incorporates elements of R&B and Brazilian music into her songs.

Jetsun Pema

In 2011, Jetsun Pema (རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་) was crowned Druk Gyaltsuen – the Dragon Queen of Bhutan – and is currently the world’s youngest queen consort.

Chandra Khonnokyoong

Prominent Thai Maechi (nun) and the founder of Wat Phra Dhammakaya.

Indradevi

Politically influential queen of the Khmer Empire from roughly 1181 to 1219

Jacquetta Gomes

Jacquetta Gomes is a Bodhicarini (1994), Sangha [Community of Buddhist Monks] Authorized Dhamma Teacher (1983), and Upasika (1975) in Theravada Buddhism, and was the first Buddhist Fire Chaplain.

Lý Chiêu Hoàng

Lý Chiêu Hoàng was the ninth and last sovereign of the Lý dynasty from 1224 to 1225 and the only empress regnant in the history of Vietnam. Because she was only 6 when she succeeded to the throne, Lý Chiêu Hoàng ruled under the complete nfluence of Commander of Royal Guard Trần Thủ Độ and other members of the Trần clan. She was forced to marry another child when she was only 7, and her title diminished to Empress consort when her new husband, Trần Cảnh, was crowned. She was later further downgraded to “princess” when her husband stole another man’s pregnant wife and named her empress.