Controversies Over Buddhist Nuns
Title | Controversies Over Buddhist Nuns PDF eBook |
Author | Bhikkunī Juo-Hsüeh Shih |
Publisher | |
Pages | 600 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |
Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka
Title | Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka PDF eBook |
Author | Wei-Yi Cheng |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2007-01-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1134168101 |
Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its influence on the modern situation, as well as surveying the main historical, economic, and social factors which influence the position of nuns in society. Based on original research, including interviews with nuns in both countries, the book examines their perspectives on controversial issues and in particular those concerning the status of women in Buddhism. Concerns discussed include allegedly misogynist teachings relating to women’s inferior karma, that they cannot become Buddhas, and that nuns have to follow additional rules that monks do not. Bridging the gap between feminist theory and the reality of women in religion, the book makes a distinct contribution to the study of women in Buddhism by focusing on nuns from both of the main wings of Buddhism (Theravada and Mahayana) as well as furthering feminist studies of Buddhism and religion in general.
The Journey of One Buddhist Nun
Title | The Journey of One Buddhist Nun PDF eBook |
Author | Sid Brown |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2001-09-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780791450956 |
Recounts the struggles of a young Thai woman to become a Buddhist nun and the challenges and rewards of that life.
Buddhist Nuns, Monks, and Other Worldly Matters
Title | Buddhist Nuns, Monks, and Other Worldly Matters PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Schopen |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 2014-07-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0824838807 |
Buddhist Nuns, Monks, and Other Worldly Matters: Recent Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India is the fourth in a series of collected essays by one of today’s most distinguished scholars of Indian Buddhism. In these articles Gregory Schopen once again displays the erudition and originality that have contributed to a major shift in the way that Indian Buddhism is perceived, understood, and studied.
Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka
Title | Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 237 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 113416811X |
Passing the Light
Title | Passing the Light PDF eBook |
Author | Chün-fang Yü |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2013-05-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0824837983 |
The term “revival” has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun’s order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated and greatly outnumber monks. Both characteristics are unprecedented in the history of Chinese Buddhism and are evident in the Incense Light community (Xiangguang). Passing the Light is the first in-depth case study of the community, which was founded in 1974 and remains a small but influential order of highly educated nuns who dedicate themselves to teaching Buddhism to lay adults. The work begins with a historical survey of Buddhist nuns in China, based primarily on the sixth-century biographical collection Lives of the Nuns and stories of nuns in subsequent centuries. This is followed by discussions on the early history of the Incense Light community; the life of Wuyin, one of its most prominent leaders; and the crucial role played by Buddhist studies societies on college campuses, where many nuns were first introduced to Incense Light. Later chapters look at the curriculum and innovative teaching methods at the Incense Light seminary and the nuns’ efforts to teach Buddhism to adults. The work ends with portraits of individual nuns, providing details on their backgrounds, motivations for becoming nuns, and the problems or setbacks they have encountered both within and without the Incense Light community. This engaging study enriches the literature on the history of Buddhist nuns, seminaries, and education, and will find an appreciative audience among scholars and students of Chinese religion, especially Buddhism, as well as those interested in questions of religion and modernity and women and religion.
The First Free Women
Title | The First Free Women PDF eBook |
Author | Matty Weingast |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 161 |
Release | 2020-02-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0834842688 |
An Ancient Collection Reimagined Composed around the Buddha’s lifetime, the Therigatha (“Verses of the Elder Nuns”) contains the poems of the first Buddhist women: princesses and courtesans, tired wives of arranged marriages and the desperately in love, those born into limitless wealth and those born with nothing at all. The original authors of the Therigatha were women from every kind of background, but they all shared a deep-seated desire for awakening and liberation. In The First Free Women, Matty Weingast has reimagined this ancient collection and created a contemporary and radical adaptation that takes the essence of each poem and highlights the struggles and doubts, as well as the strength, perseverance, and profound compassion, embodied by these courageous women.