History of Women In Buddhism
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A study of women in the early Buddhist tradition and their relationship with meditative practice, using the Lotus Sūtra as an example of the potential for female enlightenment within Mahāyāna doctrine. Central themes include the... more
Available records, when gathered together, could be seen as suggesting that in the past there have been both bhikkhunis and samaneris in the lands now known as Thailand, from the time of the Aśokan missions of arahants Sona and Uttara to... more
Commemorative Essay Offered on the Occasion of the 2600th Anniversary of the Bhikkhunī Sangha & 30th Anniversary of the First Contemporary Theravāda Sāmaṇerī
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This edited volume, based on the 8th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women held in Seoul, Korea, gathers papers on diverse topics of interest to Buddhist women and scholars of Buddhism, women, gender, and the international... more
The literary sources reveal that Buddha left his wife and child at home to find enlightenment, which implies that he saw women, and domestic life in particular, as an obstacle in the path of liberation (nirvana). This article is an... more
The present text by Kamal Dafal is an attempt to describe the Buddhist view of the faminine. It will be seen that though there was an initial attempt In Buddhism to restore the pristine status of equality to women, this attempt was at... more
This is the first article of the special edition "Women and Buddhism in Spanish-speaking Countries" in Buddhistdoor en Espanol. Interview with Montse Castellà Olivé, founding president of Sakyadhita Spain, Cofounder and current... more
Social engagement is one of the most prominent trends in modern Buddhism. This course examines some of the doctrinal justifications for social activism by monastics and laity offered by clerics and scholars. While Socially Engaged... more