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International journal of historyThis research explores the roles, status, and spiritual experiences of women in Buddhism and Hinduism through a feminist lens. It examines how sacred texts, rituals, and societal norms have historically shaped gender dynamics in these religions.
Bhupendra Pratap Sabar, R. Biswal
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, 2022 A short introductory essay on Pure Land Buddhism addressing its history, texts, teachings and internal ...
Dossett, Wendy
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The Image of Women in Buddhism: The Canon and Its Contemporary Interpretation
Respublica LiterariaAt the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries, the debate over the gender component of Buddhism intensified. Its context is shaped by four main factors: the globalization of Buddhist teachings and the conversion of women from Western ...
Vladislav Tolstykh
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Revisiting the “Secret Consort” (gsang yum) in Tibetan Buddhism
Religions, 2018 This article revisits the question, first introduced by feminist scholars in the mid-1990s, about whether sexual practices within Buddhist tantra (heterosexually conceived) are empowering or exploitative to women.
Holly Gayley
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Position of Women in Buddhism: Spiritual and Cultural Activities
, 2012 The Buddha is a great benefactor of humanity. After the attainment of the Enlightenment in Bodhgaya and preaching First Sermon in Sarnath, the Buddha founded the order of Monks (Bhikkhusangha). This order of Monks increased and within forty five years of
B. R. Barua
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What is the role of preaching in Buddhism?
, 2021 Preaching was an ancient method of teaching within Buddhism. The Buddha himself used and displayed abundant skill in preaching his message effectively. Yet, after two and a half millennia, preaching remains vital in Buddhism, making Buddhism one of the ...
Deegalle, M
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Equality of Access? Chinese Women Practicing Chan and Transnational Meditation in Contemporary China
Religions, 2022 This paper examines how the Buddhist revival, the Chan revival, and recent popularity of transnational meditation practices have facilitated Chinese women practicing Buddhist meditation in contemporary China.
Ngar-Sze Lau
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Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite growing enrollment of international students in counseling programs, existing research has predominantly emphasized their challenges and adjustment difficulties, with limited attention to their cultural strengths. This critical narrative inquiry study examined how nine international counseling students of color (ICSC) in master's ...
Yu Pan +3 more
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Altering Positions Through an Artistic Inquiry of Japanese Dance
İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2023 Cross-gender acts have saturated Japanese performance history, with men and women using gender as a performative act. This practice-led article investigates gendered embodiment and gendered spaces through the Japanese dance and walking technique suriashi
Ami Skånberg
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Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
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