Does anyone here know anything about Buddhist convents?

Question

Hmm?

Answer 1

You don't mention what you specifically are interested in --do you want to know where they are located? their history? what form of Buddhism? Since I was not sure what you were looking for, I've listed several different websites that might be helpful to you.


Bibliography on Women and Buddhism http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tsomo/biblio.htm

Yahoo directory on Monasticism http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tsomo/biblio.htm

Answer 2

They are mainly in Japan, and are of the Zen Buddhism. Below is a link to a paper about the history of the convents. Most often the nuns live in the monastery.