Women in Early Indian Buddhism

Women in Early Indian Buddhism
Author: Alice Collett
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780199326044

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This volume is a broad-ranging comparative study with translations of texts, sections of texts and textual fragments that are concerned with women in early Indian Buddhism, including study of texts in Gandhari, Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, Tibetan and Sinhala.

The Position of Women in Ancient Indian Buddhism

The Position of Women in Ancient Indian Buddhism
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 8178543486

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I Hear Her Words

I Hear Her Words
Author: Alice Collett
Publsiher: Windhorse Publications (UK)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1911407716

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Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? How have Buddhist women responded to misogyny? Collett is well placed to review both recent scholarship and original writing by and about women in Buddhism. She shows that core Buddhist doctrines provide no justification for the notion that women are inferior to men. But Buddhism was born and took root in societies that held traditional views of women, and social norms positioning women as inferior to men have found their way into Buddhist tradition. This book tells the stories of many inspiring Buddhist women who overcame attempted constraint to gain liberation and become esteemed teachers. Not only do we hear about them in this book, but we also hear from them in their own words. An ideal introduction to gender studies in Buddhism and the history of women in the tradition.

Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia

Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia
Author: Garima Kaushik
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2016-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781317329398

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This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. Moving away from dominant discourses that discuss women as a single monolithic, homogenous category—thus rendering them invisible within the broader religious discourse—this monograph examines their sustained role in the larger context of South Asian Buddhism and reaffirms their agency. It highlights the multiple roles played by women as patrons, practitioners, lay and monastic members, etc. within Buddhism. The volume also investigates the individual experiences of the members, and their equations and relationships at different levels—with the Samgha at large, with their own respective Bhikşu or Bhikşunī Sangha, with the laity, and with members of the same gender (both lay and monastic). It rereads, reconfigures and reassesses historical data in order to arrive at a new understanding of Buddhism and the social matrix within which it developed and flourished. Bringing together archaeological, epigraphic, art historical, literary as well as ethnographic data, this volume will be of interest to researchers and scholars of Buddhism, gender studies, ancient Indian history, religion, and South Asian studies.

Buddhism After Patriarchy

Buddhism After Patriarchy
Author: Rita M. Gross
Publsiher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0791414035

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This book surveys both the part women have played in Buddhism historically and what Buddhism might become in its post-patriarchal future. The author completes the Buddhist historical record by discussing women, usually absent from histories of Buddhism, and she provides the first feminist analysis of the major concepts found in Buddhist religion. Gross demonstrates that the core teachings of Buddhism promote gender equity rather than male dominance, despite the often sexist practices found in Buddhist institutions throughout history.

Poems of the First Buddhist Women

Poems of the First Buddhist Women
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780674251359

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The Therīgāthā is one of the oldest surviving literatures by women, composed more than two millennia ago and originally collected as part of the Pali canon of Buddhist scripture. These poems were written by some of the first Buddhist women—therīs—honored for their religious achievements. Through imaginative verses about truth and freedom, the women recount their lives before ordination and their joy at attaining liberation from samsara. Poems of the First Buddhist Women offers startling insights into the experiences of women in ancient times that continue to resonate with modern readers. With a spare and elegant style, this powerful translation introduces us to a classic of world literature.

Daughters of the Buddha

Daughters of the Buddha
Author: Bhikkhu Analayo
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781614298410

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"A testimony to the important contributions made by the women who were direct disciples of the Buddha-and a source of inspiration to Buddhist women today. In this book, esteemed scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo examines accounts of the first female disciples of the Buddha available in the early discourses and their parallels, taking the reader back to the earliest period in the history of Buddhism that can still be accessed today. He dedicates a chapter of his book to each remarkable woman, sharing with the reader her particular insights and teachings. Both nuns and laywomen are featured in these pages, and the diversity of voices and richness of thought will serve as instruction and encouragement for modern scholars and practitioners alike"--

Women in Buddhism

Women in Buddhism
Author: Diana Y. Paul,Frances Wilson
Publsiher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1985-04-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520054288

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"In seeking to explore the interrelationships between, and mutual influence of, varieties of sexual stereotypes and religious views of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, Women in Buddhism succeeds in drawing our attention to matters of philosophical importance. Paul examines the 'image' of women which arise in a number of Buddhist texts associated with Mahayana and finds that, while ideally the tradition purports to be egalitarian, in actual practice it often betrayed a strong misogynist prejudice. Sanskrit and Chinese texts are organized by theme and type, progressing from those which treat the traditionally orthodox and negative to those which set forth a positive consideration of soteriological paths for women. . . . In Women in Buddhism, Diana Paul may be forcing our consideration of the problem of female enlightenment. Thus the main purport and accomplishment of her scholarship is revolutionary."—Philosophy East and West