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Books on: buddhist women

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Innovative Buddhist Women: Swimming against the Stream

Book by Karma Lekshe Tsomo; Curzon Press Limited, 2000

Subjects:

Buddhist Women, Women In Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in ...
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Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west.
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Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns

Book by Paula Kane Robinson Arai; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Buddhist Nuns--Japan, Monastic And Religious Life (Zen Buddhism)--Japan, Monastic And Religious Life Of Women--Japan, Religious Life--S*Ot*Osh*U

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to ...
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In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day. Drawing on her fieldwork among the Soto nuns, Arai demonstrates that the lives of many of these women embody classical Buddhist ideals. They have chosen to lead a strictly disciplined monastic life over against successful careers and the unconstrained contemporary secular lifestyle. In this, and other respects, they can be shown to stand in stark contrast to their male counterparts.
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Courtesans and Tantric Consorts: Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography and Ritual

Book by Serinity Young; Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Buddhist Art And Symbolism, Gautama Buddha, Gautama Buddha--Relations With Women, Women In Buddhism--India, Women In The Tripiotaka

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In ...
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The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing the colorful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
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An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values, and Issues

Book by Peter Harvey; Cambridge University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Buddhist Ethics

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior ...
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This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowledge. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of Buddhist ethics in both its unifying themes and in the particularities of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; the status of women; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas.
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Theories of the Gift in South Asia: Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Reflections on Dana

Book by Maria Heim; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Buddhist Giving, Generosity--Religious Aspects, Hindu Giving, Jaina Giving, Religious Ethics--South Asia

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift.

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Journal Articles on: buddhist women

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Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya

Journal article by Kurtis R. Schaeffer; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya...Kurtis R. Schaeffer Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya...Ranjini Obeyesekeres Portraits of Buddhist Women contains translations of thirty tales...
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Portraits of Buddhist Women

Journal article by Lucinda Peach; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 24, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Portraits of Buddhist Women (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Portraits of Buddhist Women. by Lucinda Peach PORTRAITS OF BUDDHIST WOMEN. By Ranjini Obeyesekere. Albany: State...resulting from sexuality. Portraits of Buddhist Women provides an important research tool...
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Buddhist Women and Interfaith Work in the United States

Journal article by Kate Dugan; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 27, 2007

Subjects:

Buddhism--Analysis, Buddhism--Religious aspects, Interfaith relations, Lamaism--Analysis, Lamaism--Religious aspects, Religions--Relations, Women--Analysis, Women--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Buddhist Women and Interfaith Work in the United States...Buddhism in colleges and universities to Buddhist women engaged in interfaith dialogue and working...counterparts. In local communities, Buddhist women assume leadership roles in interfaith...
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Dhammamata: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's Notion of Motherhood in Buddhist Women Practitioners

Journal article by Tomomi Ito; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 38, 2007

Subjects:

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Buddhists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Monastic and religious life of women, Motherhood--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Bhikkhus Notion of Motherhood in Buddhist Women Practitioners. by Tomomi...people tend to consider renounced Buddhist women practitioners either as sad people...most noteworthy disadvantages for Buddhist women has been the lack of opportunity...
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Women in Tibet

Journal article by Rae Erin Dachille; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 27, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Women In Tibet (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...In the cases of Tibetan and Buddhist studies, the approach to womanhood...these methods, the editors of Women in Tibet have chosen an approach...exploration of these themes in both Buddhist and Christian studies, along...considering the ways in which women exploited opportunities to...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist women

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Mainline Decline, Buddhist Style

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 113, February 28, 1996

Subjects:

Buddhist Churches of America--Membership, Japanese Americans--Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...relevant to third- and fourth-generation Japanese-Americans. And women complain that the male-dominated hierarchy is insensitive to...escalated into a sexual harassment lawsuit. The churchs director of Buddhist education in San Francisco, Carol Himaka, a Buddhist clergywoman...
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Charismatic Queens of Southern Asia: Anthony Reid Traces Some Surprising Precedents for the Many Recent Women Rulers in South and Southeast Asia

Magazine article by Anthony Reid; History Today, Vol. 53, June 2003

Subjects:

Queens--History, Queens--Powers and duties, Southeast Asia--Political aspects, Southeast Asia--Social aspects, Women politicians--History, Women politicians--Powers and duties

Collections: History, Entire Library

...ten female rulers in question, four have been Muslim, three Theravada Buddhist, two Catholic and one Hindu. All of these scriptural traditions were historically hostile to women rulers. A Southeast Asian pattern of bilateral kinship, in which...
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Women-Church and Diversity

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 110, May 12, 1993

Subjects:

Women and religion--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...institution when it continues to harbor racism and sexism." "Black women experience these two oppressions as a double blow to their...Members chose among more than a dozen Native American, pagan, Buddhist, Protestant and Catholic services, though planners deliberately...
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Toward a Buddhist Social Ethics: The Case of Thailand

Magazine article by Tavivat Puntarigvivat; Cross Currents, Vol. 48, Fall 1998

Subjects:

Buddhism and culture--Moral and ethical aspects, Buddhism--Social aspects, Thailand--Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...unfortunate in a Buddhist base community context...training young men and women to be leaders of...pressure on rural young women to resort to prostitution...from false speech. Buddhists need to advocate...Kabilsingh, Thai Women in Buddhism (Berkeley...Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing...
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The Believer in Asia - Whether Christian, Muslim, or Buddhist, People of Faith Are Being Targeted in Asia

Magazine article by Ellen G. Pearson; World and I, Vol. 15, December 2000

Subjects:

Christianity--Asia, Freedom of religion--Civil rights, Jihad--Reports

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Whether Christian, Muslim, or Buddhist, People of Faith Are Being...released in February 2000, said women were subjected to violence...the population claiming to be Buddhists. Reverend Van Dam suffered...According to Van Dam, there are two Buddhist temples in Vietnam, Unified...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist women

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Three Generations, One Destination across Six Decades and 7,000 Miles, Two Chinese Women and One Girl Find Home Is in the Suburbs

Newspaper article by Tara Malone; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 23, 2006

Subjects:

Women

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Destination across Six Decades and 7,000 Miles, Two Chinese Women and One Girl Find Home Is in the Suburbs. by Tara Malone...a 90-year-old man - gathered in front of a small, shuttered Buddhist temple. In other parts of China, seniors were moving to traditional...
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Join the Bhutan Clan; the Tiny Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan Is Embracing Modernity and Tourism. Does It Know What It's Getting Into?

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 11, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...national dress in public - "kira" for women, "gho" for men. The former is a long dress...subsistence farmers and 99 per cent are Buddhist. The country is routinely described as...house-proud: men want the latest gadgets, and women the latest fashion in slippers." In...
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MONK: I MURDERED JO; Buddhist Confesses to Killing Thailand Hols Girl for Pounds 12 Drug Cash

Newspaper article by Adrian Shaw, Andrew Drummond; The Mirror (London, England), January 15, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...has previously spent two years in jail for rape. He belongs to the strict Theravada Buddhist sect which forbids even the slightest physical contact with women. The monks, who must vow not to harm any living creature, even put their begging bowls...
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Buddhist Leader to Clarify Sex Views: Dalai Lama Sets Summit with Gays

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, April 24, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Buddhist activists. Groups such as the Gay Buddhist Fellowship raised the concern based on...whether it is between men or between women, is not improper in itself," the Dalai...fidelity emphasized in Christianity. Some Buddhists said the Dalai Lamas stand on sexuality...
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ANALYSIS: How the Buddha Still Speaks to a Modern City; Today, in Our Series Investigating 'What Makes a Good City?', We Look at the Buddhist and Muslim Perspectives. Buddhism Expert Dr Elizabeth Harris Argues Diversity Is Essential, While DrJabal Buaben, a Lecturer on Islam at Birmingham University, States It Depends on a Morally Principled Society Buddhist Perspective

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 5, 2007

Subjects:

Buddhism--Investigations, Buddhism--Religious aspects, Islam--Investigations, Islam--Religious aspects, Lamaism--Investigations, Lamaism--Religious aspects, Muslims--Investigations, Muslims--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...years, forming around him a fourfold community of lay men, lay women, monks and nuns. He died at an advanced age surrounded by loving...and far beyond. Can what he taught speak to a modern city? Buddhists would say it can for two main reasons: the context of India...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist women

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Bhopal

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...thickly forested hills, it is predominantly agricultural. Its Buddhist monuments include the famous stupa (3d cent. b.c.) at Sanchi...was ruled from 1844 to 1926 by the begums of Bhopal, famous women leaders. Although the population was mainly Hindu, the princely...
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Japanese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of armature) attained great popularity. Representations of Buddhist deities and saints in wood and bronze evolved in style from...rich color and subtracted treatment of the features of men and women reflects the extreme sensitivity and refinement of the court...
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Judo

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. Buddhist monks in China, Japan, and Tibet developed jujitsu over a period...Judo has been an Olympic sport for men since 1964 and for women since 1984. Both fight in eight weight classes. Proficiency...
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Japanese Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...was written by aristocratic women, foremost among whom was...poetry and prose is colored by Buddhist thought. The somber Hojoki...idleness (1330), both written by Buddhist renunciants, exemplify the...expression proceeding from a Buddhist sensibility. Buddhist tale...
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Bhutan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...slavery and the caste system, emancipating women, dividing large estates into small individual...Although Bhutan no longer has a Dharma Raja, Buddhist priests retain political influence. In...non ethnic Bhutanese to adopt Bhutanese Buddhist traditions, and the expulsion of thousands...

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