Innovative Buddhist Women

by Karma Tsomo

Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west.

Genres: Buddhism

354 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2000

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 3 out of 5]

030617: part one is personal, historical, social, descriptions of women throughout history in given Asian societies. general theme is oppressive nature, sexism, cultural barriers that must be overcome in history in all these countries. biographical narration by several authors...

part two is current sorts of Buddhist practices by women throughout Asia and the effect of westerners on the three refuges, the Buddha, dhamma, sangha, struggles that continue in cultural situations. not least there is some reference to Buddhism in hawai'i, which is of course personally interesting, though my relatives there are mostly Christians...

not the most philosophical, more autobiographical, part two is more interesting to me. just how much has evolved in the 17 years since published i do not know...

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Innovative Buddhist Women: Swimming Against the Stream
Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha
Gender Equality in Buddhism
The Vimalakirti Sutra
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Buddhism: A Philosophical Approach
What the Buddha Thought
Nietzsche and Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis
Buddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction
Ethics Embodied: Rethinking Selfhood Through Continental, Japanese, and Feminist Philosophies
After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
What the Buddha Thought
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings
Buddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction
Self, No Self?: Perspectives from Analytical, Phenomenological, and Indian Traditions
After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School
The Kyoto School
Nishida And Western Philosophy
Buddhism: A Philosophical Approach
What the Buddha Thought
Wisdom Beyond Words: The Buddhist Vision of Ultimate Reality
Buddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction
An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
Why I Am Not a Buddhist
Why I Am a Buddhist: No-Nonsense Buddhism with Red Meat and Whiskey

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is more about women's studies in Buddhism rather than feminists dialogue with Buddhists. I find the research articles very high quality in their own right, yet I sense that a certain gender-inclusiveness is missing in the methodology of their research. I would rather try a different approach which is more gender-inclusive because the dynamics among genders in Buddhism is very complex therefore more interesting. It is not possible to separate women from men, I don't like this dichotomy approach.