Women Sex and Gender Buddhism
Women Sex and Gender Buddhism
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Women Active in Buddhism - A collection of links and resources on contemporary Buddhist women, including: teachers, activists, scholars, nuns, lay practitioners, teachings, special events, projects, organisations, bibliographic and contact information.
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Chinese Bhiksunis in the Ch'an Tradition - The spirit of essential Mahayana Buddhist doctrines assumes equality between male and female, although in the mundane world the position of Buddhist women is lower than that of Buddhist men. The Chinese Ch'an Buddhist tradition, following the egalitarian
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Sky Dancer - Buddhism for feminists - This is a web site dedicated to feminist interpretations of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Includes articles, essays and a bibliography.
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The Place of Women in Buddhism - Covers: "The Pre-Buddhist Position of Women", "Women and the Buddha's Path", "The Secular Position of Women", "The Order of Bhikkhunis" and "Role of Women in Early Buddhism".
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Buddhist Women - An account of some famous women who figure promi- nently in the early Buddhist texts is given. Women were not a negligible factor in the ancient Buddhist community of India.
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Zen, Women, and Buddhism - Articles and links to other pages about female Buddhists and Buddhism from the female perspective.
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Sakyadhita International - The International Association of Buddhist Women - "Sakyadhita" means "Daughters of the Buddha." Its objectives include creating a network of communications for Buddhist women throughout the world, educating women as teachers of Buddhadharma, providing improved facilities for women to
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Buddhist Women at the Time of The Buddha - A collection of stories.
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Bibliography on Women and Buddhism - A selection of books about women, the "divine feminine", and the female influence in Buddhism.
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Bhikkhuni-samyutta - Discourses of the Ancient Nuns.
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Man and Woman in the Teachings of the Buddha - According to the teachings of the Buddha, there exists no practical difference between the sexes. Man and woman are equal in their dependence upon each other and in their clinging which must be overcome (Angutara-Nikaya I,1). Man and woman are equal in th
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