Tibetans coming to terms with women Buddhist masters

"The 800-year-old Tibetan Drukpa lineage of Buddhism - based in Nepal and practised in Bhutan and India - is empowering women, reviving the ancient tradition of women masters and monks that the Buddha encouraged."

http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/tibetans-coming-to-terms-with-women-buddhist-masters/

Apprentice retreat

"On apprentice retreats, craftwork is a communal activity. We enjoy each others’ company while creating chöd drums, stringing the beads of sambhogakaya ornaments, or painting a thangka."

http://approachingaro.org/apprentice-retreat

Buddhist Cults or How I became Frankenstein

"There are areas of the internet where people who call themselves Buddhists gather to bash around other people who call themselves Buddhists, and both factions are making decisions about one another. This is basic small group social dynamics: the kind they used to teach in Sociology 101. It is what passes for something that calls itself the "Sangha.""

http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.com/2009/04/buddhist-cults-or-how-i-became.html