Eminent Buddhist women / Edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist women--Biography.

Buddhist women.

Buddhist nuns--Biography.

Buddhist nuns.

Women in Buddhism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION / Karma Lekshe Tsomo

"My Sister's Future Buddhahood" : A Jataka of the Buddha's Lifetime as a Woman / Karen Derris

Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns / Punyawati Guruma

Brave Daughters of the Buddha : The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhists Nuns / Cristina Bonnet-Acosta

Pioneering Bhikkhunis in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand / Tomomi Ito

Bhikkhuni Ta Tao : Paving the Way for Future Generations / Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Chatsumarn Kabilsingh)

Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam / Elise DeVido

A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns : Bhikkhuni Nhu Thanh / Thich Nu Nhu Nguyet

Bhikṣuṇi Tri Hai : A Scented Lotus Life / Thich Nu Huong Nhu

Bhikṣuṇi Hiuwen : Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education / Yu-chen Li

Pongnyogwan : The Eminent Bhikṣuṇi of Cheju Island / Hyangsoon Yi

A Resolute Vision of the Future : Hyechun Sunim's Founding of the National Bhikṣuṇi Association in Korea / Eun-su Cho

From Mountain to Metropolis : Son Master Daehaeng's Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice / Hyeseon Sunim

The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism / Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia

The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher : The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim / Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa

Kunzang Drolkar : A Delog in Eastern Tibet / Alyson Prude

Courage as Eminence : Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham / Padma-ʼtsho

Nuns, Dakinis, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism / Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Mummy-la : The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi / Tenzin Palmo

Bhikṣuṇi Ruimiao : An Embodiment of Transcultural Values / Malia Dominica Wong

What Is a Relevant Role Model? : The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment / Rita M. Gross.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438451312

1438451318

9781438451305

143845130X

OCLC:

851753935