Eminent Buddhist Women

Buch | Softcover

277 Seiten

2014
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-5130-5 (ISBN)

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Explores 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.

Karma Lekshe Tsomo is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. Her books include Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death; Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements; Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations; and Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics for Women, all published by SUNY Press.

Preface

Introduction
Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Buddhist Women in South Asian Traditions

1. “My Sister’s Future Buddhahood”: A Jātaka of the Buddha’s Lifetime as a Woman
Karen Derris

2. Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns
Punyawati Guruma

Buddhist Women in Southeast Asian Traditions

3. Brave Daughters of the Buddha: The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhist Nuns
Cristina Bonnet-Acosta

4. Pioneering Bhikkunīs in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand
Tomomi Ito

5. Bhikkuni Ta Tao: Paving the Way for Future Generations
Bhikkuni Dhammananda (Chatsumarn Kabilsingh)

6. Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam
Elise Anne DeVido

7. Bhikuī Như Thanh: A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns
Thích Nữ Như Nguyệt

8. Bhikuī Tri Hai: A Scented Lotus Life
Thich Nu Huong Nhu

Buddhist Women in East Asian Traditions

9. Bhikuī Hiuwen: Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education
Yu-chen Li

10. Pongnyŏgwan: The Eminent Bhikuī of Cheju Island
Hyangsoon Yi

11. A Resolute Vision of the Future: Hyechun Sunim’s Founding of the National Bhikuī Association in Korea
Eun-su Cho

12. From Mountains to Metropolis: Sŏn Master Daehaeng’s Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice
Hyeseon Sunim (Kyunhee Lee)

Buddhist Women in the Tibetan Cultural Region

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

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

15. Kunzang Drolkar: A Delog in Eastern Tibet
Alyson Prude

16. Courage as Eminence: Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham
Padma‘tsho

17. Nuns, Dākinīs, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism
Karma Lekshe Tsomo

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

Buddhist Women in the West

19. Bhikuī Ruimiao: An Embodiment of Transcultural Values
Malia Dominica Wong

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

Bibliography
Contributors
Index

Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 0
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4384-5130-X / 143845130X
ISBN-13	978-1-4384-5130-5 / 9781438451305
Zustand	Neuware