Buddhist women and social justice : ideals, challenges, and achievements / edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944-

Series:

SUNY series, feminist philosophy.

SUNY series, feminist philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist women--Social conditions.

Buddhist women.

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Feminism.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Summary:

Looks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day.

Contents:

Intro

BUDDHIST WOMEN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Contents

INTRODUCTION. Family, Monastery, and Gender Justice: Reenvisioning Buddhist Institutions KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO

Part One: Theoretical Foundations for Buddhist Social Action

1. Buddhist Understandings of Subjectivity ANNE CAROLYN KLEIN

2. Reflections on Buddhism, Gender, and Human Rights LIN CHEW

3. Is the Bhiksuni Vinaya Sexist? KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO

4. Transforming Conflict, Transforming Ourselves: Buddhism and Social Liberation PAULA GREEN

5. Redefining and Expanding the Self in Conflict Resolution MEENAKSHI CHHABRA

6. Integrating Feminist Theory and Engaged Buddhism: Counseling Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence KATHRYN L. NORSWORTHY

Part Two: Women Transforming Buddhist Societies

7. Reclaiming the Robe: Reviving the Bhikkhuni Order in Sri Lanka RANJANI DE SILVA

8. Dharma Education for Women in the Theravada Buddhist Community of Nepal SARAH LEVINE

9. Buddhism, Women, and Caste: The Case of the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu Valley DAVID N. GELLNER

10. Trafficking in Buddhist Girls: Empowerment through Prevention KHANDU LAMA

11. Khunying Kanitha: Thailand's Advocate for Women KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO

12. Crisis as Opportunity: Nuns and Cultural Change in the Spiti Valley MARGARET COBERLY

13. Spiritual Piety, Social Activism, and Economic Realities: The Nuns of Mantokuji DIANA E. WRIGHT

14. The Infinite Worlds of Taiwan's Buddhist Nuns ELISE ANNE DEVIDO

15. Resistance without Borders: An Exploration of Buddhist Nuns across Cultures CAREN I. OHLSON

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780791484272

0791484270

9781423740179

1423740173

OCLC:

62756702