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Eminent Buddhist Women
Author Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Date2014.09.01
Pages267
PublisherState University of New York Press
Publisher Url https://www.sunypress.edu/
LocationAlbany, NY, US [奧爾巴尼, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliations: Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego, San Diego, USA
AbstractExplores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world. Eminent Buddhist Women reveals the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women through the centuries. Despite the Buddha's own egalitarian values, Buddhism as a religion has been dominated by men for more than two thousand years. With few exceptions, the achievements of Buddhist women have remained hidden or ignored. The narratives in this book call into question the criteria for?eminence? in the Buddhist tradition and how these criteria are constructed and controlled. Each chapter pays a long-overdue tribute to one woman or a group of women from across the Buddhist world, including the West. Using a variety of sources, from orally transmitted legends to firsthand ethnographic research, contributors examine the key issues women face in their practice of Buddhist ethics, contemplation, and social action. What emerges are Buddhist principles that transcend gender: loving kindness, compassion, wisdom, spiritual attainment, and liberation.
Table of contentsPreface ix
Introduction 1

Buddhist Women in South Asian Traditions
Chapter 1 “My Sister’s Future Buddhahood”: A Jātaka of the Buddha’s Lifetime as a Woman 13
Chapter 2 Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns 25

Buddhist Women in Southeast Asian Traditions
Chapter 3 Brave Daughters of the Buddha: The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhist Nuns 35
Chapter 4 Pioneering Bhikkhunīs in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand 55
Chapter 5 Bhikkhunī Ta Tao: Paving the Way for Future Generations 61
Chapter 6 Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam 71
Chapter 7 Bhikṣuṇī Như Thanh: A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns 83
Chapter 8 Bhik ṣuṇī Trí Hai: A Scented Lotus Life 93

Buddhist Women in East Asian Traditions
Chapter 9 Bhikṣuṇī Hiuwan: Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education 101
Chapter 10 Pongnyŏgwan: The Eminent Bhikṣuṇī of Cheju Island 111
Chapter 11 A Resolute Vision of the Future: Hyechun Sunim’s Founding of theNational Bhikṣuṇī Association of Korea 125
Chapter 12 From Mountains to Metropolis: Sŏn Master Daehaeng’s Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice 143

Buddhist Women in the Tibetan Cultural Region
Chapter 13 The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism 153
Chapter 14 The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher: The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim 159
Chapter 15 Kunzang Drolkar: A Delog in Eastern Tibet 169
Chapter 16 Courage as Eminence: Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham 185
Chapter 17 Nuns, Ḍākinīs, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism 195
Chapter 18 Mummy-la: The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi 211

Buddhist Women in the West
Chapter 19 Bhikṣuṇī Ruimiao: An Embodiment of Transcultural Values 219
Chapter 20 What Is a Relevant Role Model? The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment 229

Bibliography 241
Contributors 253
Index 257
ISBN9781438451312 (hardcover); 9781438451305 (paperback)
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