Buddhist Feminisms And Femininities
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Buddhist Feminisms And Femininities
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2019-01-01
Buddhist Feminisms And Femininities written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Adds new voices to the feminist conversation and brings a rich variety of diverse approaches to Buddhist womens identities, the feminine, and Buddhist feminism. This groundbreaking book explores Buddhist thought and culture, from multiple Buddhist perspectives, as sources for feminist reflection and social action. Too often, when writers apply terms such as woman, femininity, and feminism to Buddhist texts and contexts, they begin with models of feminist thinking that foreground questions and concerns arising from Western experience. This oversight has led to many facile assumptions, denials, and oversimplifications that ignore womens diverse social and historical contexts. But now, with the tools of feminist analysis that have developed in recent decades, constructs of the feminine in Buddhist texts, imagery, and philosophy can be examinedwith the acknowledgment that there are limitations to applying these theoretical paradigms to other cultures. Contributors to this volume offer a feminist analysis, which integrates gender theory and Buddhist perspectives, to Buddhist texts and womens narratives from Asia. How do Buddhist concepts of self and no-self intersect with concepts of gender identity, especially for women? How are the female body, sexuality, and femininity constructed (and contested) in diverse Buddhist contexts? How might power and gender identity be perceived differently through a Buddhist lens? By exploring feminist approaches and representations of the feminine, including persistent questions about womens identities as householders and renunciants, this book helps us to understand how Buddhist influences on attitudes toward women, and how feminist thinking from other parts of the world, can inform and enlarge contemporary discussions of feminism.
Women In Buddhist Traditions
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2020-12-22
Women In Buddhist Traditions written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with Religion categories.
A new history of Buddhism that highlights the insights and experiences of women from diverse communities and traditions around the world Buddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five centuries in Asia, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally. From India to Japan, Sri Lanka to Russia, Buddhist traditions around the world have their own rich and diverse histories, cultures, religious lives, and roles for women. Wherever Buddhism has taken root, it has interacted with indigenous cultures and existing religious traditions. These traditions have inevitably influenced the ways in which Buddhist ideas and practices have been understood and adapted. Tracing the branches and fruits of these culturally specific transmissions and adaptations is as challenging as it is fascinating. Women in Buddhist Traditions chronicles pivotal moments in the story of Buddhist women, from the beginning of Buddhist history until today. The book highlights the unique contributions of Buddhist women from a variety of backgrounds and the strategies they have developed to challenge patriarchy in the process of creating an enlightened society. Women in Buddhist Traditions offers a groundbreaking and insightful introduction to the lives of Buddhist women worldwide.
Buddhism After Patriarchy
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Author : Rita M. Gross
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Buddhism After Patriarchy written by Rita M. Gross and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Religion categories.
This book surveys both the part women have played in Buddhism historically and what Buddhism might become in its post-patriarchal future. The author completes the Buddhist historical record by discussing women, usually absent from histories of Buddhism, and she provides the first feminist analysis of the major concepts found in Buddhist religion. Gross demonstrates that the core teachings of Buddhism promote gender equity rather than male dominance, despite the often sexist practices found in Buddhist institutions throughout history.
Meeting The Great Bliss Queen
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Author : Anne C. Klein
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 1995
Meeting The Great Bliss Queen written by Anne C. Klein and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Philosophy categories.
Buddhist practices such as mindfulness - in which calm centering and keen awareness of change coexist - and compassion - in which the self is recognized as both powerful in itself and interdependently connected with all others - can be important resources for contemporary Western women. Likewise, feminism can expand the traditional horizons of Buddhist concerns to include social, historical, and psychological issues.
Buddhist Women And Social Justice
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Buddhist Women And Social Justice written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Religion categories.
This book on engaged Buddhism focuses on women working for social justice in a wide range of Buddhist traditions and societies. Contributors document attempts to actualize Buddhism's liberating ideals of personal growth and social transformation. Dealing with issues such as human rights, gender-based violence, prostitution, and the role of Buddhist nuns, the work illuminates the possibilities for positive change that are available to those with limited power and resources. Integrating social realities and theoretical perspectives, the work utilizes feminist interpretations of Buddhist values and looks at culturally appropriate means of instigating change.
Buddhist Feminism
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Author : Sokthan Yeng
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-08-27
Buddhist Feminism written by Sokthan Yeng and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Social Science categories.
What is Buddhist Feminism? This book examines reasons why Buddhism and feminism may seem to be incompatible, and shows that Buddhist and feminist philosophies can work together to challenge patriarchal structures. Current scholarship usually compares Buddhism and feminism to judge their compatibility, rather than describing a Buddhist Feminist perspective or method. Sokthan Yeng instead looks for a pattern that connects Buddhist and feminist traditions. In particular, she explores possible exchanges between feminist and Buddhist philosophies which highlight how they each contribute to a more nuanced understanding of anger. Yeng explores how a Buddhist feminist approach would allow women’s anger to be transformed from that which is outside the bounds of philosophy into that which contributes to philosophical discourse in the East and West, and between the two.
Buddhist Women Across Cultures
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Buddhist Women Across Cultures written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
Buddhist Women Across Cultures
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher: Suny Press
Release Date : 1999
Buddhist Women Across Cultures written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by Suny Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
Illuminates the lives and thought of women in Buddhist cultures, integrating them more fully into the feminist conversation.
Sisters In Solitude
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Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Sisters In Solitude written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Religion categories.
Provides the first English translation of the Tibetan and Chinese texts on monastic discipline for Buddhist nuns and presents a comparative study of the two texts. An important contribution for studies of women's history, feminist philosophy, women's studies, women in religion, and feminist ethics.
Women In The Footsteps Of The Buddha
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Author : Kathryn R. Blackstone
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 2000
Women In The Footsteps Of The Buddha written by Kathryn R. Blackstone and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Buddhism categories.
Kathryn Blackstone coaxes the reader into a detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkhunis. She considers this issue not only on the basic of previous historical studies, informed by the complicated symbolism of the text but also in order to unearth the attitudes and assumptions inherent in the text and to examine the terms, images, events, and situations insofar as they reveal the feminine perspective of the bhikkhunisangha.