Sakyadhita, the name of the International Association of Buddhist Women, means "Daughters of the Buddha."
The objectives of Sakyadhita, as expressed at its founding meeting in 1987 in Bodhgaya, India, are:
- To promote world peace through the practice of the Buddha's teachings
- To create a network of communications for Buddhist women throughout the world
- To promote harmony and understanding among the various Buddhist traditions
- To encourage and help educate women as teachers of Buddhadharma
- To provide improved facilities for women to study and practice the teachings
- To help establish the Bhikshuni Sangha (community of fully-ordained nuns) where it does not currently exist.
