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Kolonnawē Kusuma/Kusuma Devendra (1929–2021)

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Bhikkhunī Kolonnawē Kusuma was a leading Buddhist teacher and nun from Sri Lanka who, through her scholarly work, global presentations, and activism, paved the way for the acceptance of the higher ordination of Theravāda Buddhist nuns.
Nirmala Salgado
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Amida Worship and Religious Practices

Global Perspectives on Japan
Art is a powerful medium for communicating with the divine, expressing the inexpressible, and enhancing religious rituals. Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the 6th century, profoundly enriching this connection and fostering a vibrant, transformative ...
Selin Ozdemir
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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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Women Changing Buddhism: American Perspectives [PDF]

, 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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Possessed for Success: Prosperity Buddhism and the Cult of the Guardians of the Treasure Trove in Upper Burma

, 2017
Following the global spread of capitalism from the early 1990s, individualistic, non-institutionalised prosperity religion and ‘occult economies’ have emerged throughout the world, including South-East Asia, but have seemingly not yet been investigated ...
Foxeus, Niklas,, Niklas Foxeus
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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.
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Buddhism in Sweden : Religious institutions, secular applications and Christian meditations

This chapter explores the development of Buddhism in Sweden. It highlights early teachers and the influence of migration, particularly from Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai communities.
Plank, Katarina
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Baptist Women in Ministry collection

, 2014
The Baptist Women in Ministry collection contains documents pertaining to the workings of the organization. The files document history, leadership, and relationships with other Baptist organizations.

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Contemporary Burmese Buddhism

, 2017
Contemporary Buddhism in Burma/Myanmar is diverse and manifold, and the variety of “modern” forms of Buddhism have evolved since the colonial period in dynamic interplay with modernization, colonization, nation-building, and shifting socioeconomic ...
Foxeus, Niklas,
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