Women in Buddhist Traditions / / Karma Lekshe Tsomo.
A new history of Buddhism that highlights the insights and experiences of women from diverse communities and traditions around the worldBuddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five centuries in Asia, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally. From I...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Women in Religions
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 18 b/w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation of Names and Terms
- Introduction: Why Study Women in the Buddhist Traditions?
- 1. Women in Early Indian Buddhism
- 2. Buddhist Women in South and Southeast Asia
- 3. Buddhist Women in East Asia
- 4. Buddhist Women in Inner Asia
- 5. Buddhist Women in the West
- 6. Women’s Ordination across Cultures
- 7. Grassroots Revolution: Buddhist Women and Social Activism
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Questions for Discussion
- For Further Reading
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- About the Author