Verschillende aspecten van vrouwen en boeddhisme, zoals de beoefening van boeddhisme, de opleiding, politieke en sociale veranderingen, kunst en architectuur, lichaam en gezondheid.
"Throughout Buddhism's history, women have been hindered in their efforts to actualize the fullness of their spiritual lives: they face more obstacles to reaching full ordination, have fewer opportunities to cultivate advanced practice, and receive diminished recognition for the…
"Throughout Buddhism's history, women have been hindered in their efforts to actualize the fullness of their spiritual lives: they face more obstacles to reaching full ordination, have fewer opportunities to cultivate advanced practice, and receive diminished recognition for the…
"Zen teachers are fond of saying things like don't make man, don't make woman. Other Buddhist teachers may not use the same Zen-like saying, but they also generally teach that gender, like anything else, is essentially empty and not to be clung to. That's fine and good, but how …
A bold and provocative work from the late preeminent feminist scholar, which challenges men and women alike to free themselves from attachment to gender. At the heart of Buddhism is the notion of egolessness-"forgetting the self"--As the path to awakening. In fact, attachment to…
Buddhist feminisms and femininities
Buddhist feminisms and femininities
Buddhist feminisms and femininities
This groundbreaking book explores Buddhist thought and culture, from multiple Buddhist perspectives, as sources for feminist reflection and social action. Too often, when writers apply terms such as "woman," "femininity," and "feminism" to Buddhist texts and contexts, they begin…