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Women Changing Buddhism: American Perspectives

, 2007
This chapter is a conversation with bell hooks, Sharon Suh, and Karma Lekshe Tsomo; moderated by Susanne Mrozik. This panel conversation explores the diverse contributions that diverse kinds of women are making to Buddhism in the U.S ...
Suh, Sharon A., PhD, Tsomo, Karma Lekshe, PhD, hooks, bell, PhD   +2 more
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A selfless response to an illusory world : a comparative study of Śāntideva and Śaṅkara [PDF]

, 2011
This thesis compares the ethical theories of two 8th century Indian philosophers, Śāntideva and Śaṅkara. In order to construct their ethics from philosophical premises, a metaphysical approach has been taken.
Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi, Todd, Warren
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Buddhism and its relation to women and prostitution in Thai society

, 2008
The purpose of this research was to investigate how Buddhism affects the status of Thai women by (1) not directly addressing concerns regarding the sex trade industry, (2) not allowing for the legitimation of a bhikkuni sangha (community of higher ...
Avila, Sandra
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How American Women are Changing Buddhism

, 2015
In my thesis I argued that American women are changing Buddhism by incorporating Western ideas into the tradition, and that Buddhism changes Americans by giving them modern principles and teachings.
Goode, Cassie
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Shaw (Miranda). Passionate Enlightenment. Women in Tantric Buddhism

, 1997
Padoux André. Shaw (Miranda). Passionate Enlightenment. Women in Tantric Buddhism. In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions, n°100, 1997.
Padoux, André
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The role of Buddhism in the changing life of rural women in Sri Lanka since independence

, 2002
This research focuses on the role of Buddhism in the changing lives of rural women in Sri Lanka since Independence from the British in 1948 up to the present time.
Weddikkara, Lalani
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Transforming Buddhism

, 2021
The world of Buddhism has always been a dynamic one. There are endless developments and interactions as the dharma spread throughout Asia. In more recent times Buddhism has even made a more global appeal, dharma centers are everywhere nowadays ...

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Between Faith and Family: Buddhist Devotion and Secular Obligations in the Life of Yuan Nanzi

Religions
The Epitaph of Yuan Nanzi reveals the complex situation of aristocratic women in Northern Dynasties, caught between Buddhist devotion and familial obligations.
Zewei Zhang
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The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century. By Stephanie Balkwill. University of California Press, 2024. ISBN: 978-0520401815. 272 pp

Royal Studies Journal
The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century. By Stephanie Balkwill. University of California Press, 2024. ISBN: 978-0520401815.
Bruno Marshall Shirley
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Delok ('das log), women on the fringes of Buddhism

, 2012
Delok (Tib. 'das log) existed in the Tibetan cultural world and were mostly women. They "died" and then travelled in the netherworld -- hells, and less often paradises. They came back to earth to tell people what they had witnessed and bring messages from the dead to the living. Their experience became a narrative, either oral or written.
openaire   +3 more sources