Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Epilogue Reaching Across the Divide. Four Recurring Themes in Buddhist Texts and Tradition -- ch. 7 Asking Questions About Buddhism -- ch. 1 Buddhism and Gender Equality -- Buddhist Ethics -- The Principle of Non-Harm -- Buddhism and Feminism -- ch. 2 Women in Buddhist Texts -- Nuns Overcoming Desire -- The Problem of Desire -- Women Are the Problem, Not Desire -- The Saundarananda, `Handsome Nanda' -- The Maharatnakuta, `The Collection of Great Jewels' -- The S'iksasamuccaya, `The Compendium of Training' -- Beyond India -- ch. 3 Gender and Buddhist Doctrine -- Dependent Arising -- The Doctrine of No-Self -- Emptiness and Sexual Transformation -- pt. II Voices Through the Centuries -- ch. 4 Portraits of Buddhist Women -- Early Buddhist Nuns in India -- Dhammadinna -- Bhadda Kundalakesa -- Patacara -- Women in Early China -- Zhu Jingjian -- An Lingshou -- Daoxing -- Women in Modern East Asia -- Qiyuan Xinggang -- Chiyo-ni -- Women in Modern Thailand -- Mae Chi Kaew Sianglam -- ch. 5 Recovering a Lost Past: South and Southeast Asia -- Sri Lanka -- Mainland Southeast Asia -- Cambodia -- Burma (Myanmar) -- Thailand -- ch. 6 Deities, Teachers, Lineages: Central and East Asia -- Mahayana Buddhism -- China -- Korea -- Taiwan -- Tantric Buddhism -- Tibetan Buddhism -- ch. 7 Unconventional Women and Truth-Tellers: The West -- Theravada Buddhism -- Tibetan Buddhism -- Modern Western Buddhism -- Epilogue Reaching Across the Divide.
Summary:
"Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? This book offers a new introduction to women in Buddhism, and gives unique access to the more rarely told histories of the many inspiring Buddhist women who fought against constraint. In this book we hear about and from many Buddhist women, disciples and teachers, their wisdom and their practice."--Back cover.
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