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Women's Buddhism, Buddhism's women: tradition, revision, renewal
Short Title: Women's Buddhism, Buddhism's women
Format: Book
Publication Date: Nov 30, 1999
Publisher: Wisdom
Place of Publication: Somerville, Mass
Sources ID: 93321
Notes: External Resources: Cite This Item Search for versions with same title and author | Advanced options ... Contents: 1. Ordination, affiliation, and relation to the sangha. The nuns at the stupa : inscriptional evidence for the lives and activities of early Buddhist nuns in India / by Nancy J. Barnes -- Women in between : becoming religious persons in Thailand / by Monica Lindberg Falk -- Voramai Kabilsingh : the first Thai bhikkhuni, and Chatsumarn Kabilsingh : advocate for a bhikkhuni sangha in Thailand / by Martine Batchelor -- Buddhist action : lay women and Thai monks / by H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. -- Western Buddhist nuns : a new phenomenon in an ancient tradition / by Bhiksuni Thubten Chodron --Sakyadhita in Western Europe : a personal perspective / by Rotraut Wurst -- Novice ordination for nuns : the rhetoric and reality of female monasticism in northwest India / by Kim Gutschow -- An empowerment ritual for nuns in contemporary Japan / by Paula K.R. Arai. 2. Teachers, teaching, and lineages. Women teachers of women : early nuns "worthy of my confidence" / by Ellison Banks Findly -- Achaan Ranjuan : a Thai lay woman as master teacher / by Martine Batchelor -- Patterns of renunciation : the changing world of Burmese nuns / by Hiroko Kawanami -- An American Zen teacher / by Trudy Goodman -- Teaching lineages and land : renunciation and domestication among Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka / by Nirmala S. Salgado -- Transformation of a housewife : Dipa Ma Barua and her teachings to Theravada women / by Amy Schmidt -- My dharma teacher died too soon / by James Whitehill. 3. Political and social change. Women changing Tibet, activism changing women / by Serinity Young -- The Women's Alliance : catalyzing change in Ladakh / by Helena Norberg-Hodge -- Sujata's army : Dalit Buddhist women and self-emancipation / by Owen M. Lynch -- Religious leadership among Maharashtrian women / by Eleanor Zelliot -- Jamin Sunim : prison work for a Korean nun, Myohi Sunim : a Korean nun teacher of elderly women, and Pomyong Sunim : flower arranging for the Korean lay / by Martine Batchelor -- Women, war, and peace in Sri Lanka / by Tessa Batholomeusz -- Mae Chi Boonliang : a Thai nun runs a charitable foundation, and Mae Chi Sansenee : a Thai nun as patroness / by Martine Batchelor -- Diversity and race : new koans for American Buddhism / by Janice D. Willis. 4. Art and architecture. From periphery to center : Tibetan women's journey to sacred artistry / by Melissa Kerin -- Performing mandalas : Buddhist practice in transition / by Judy Dworin -- Women, art, and the Buddhist spirit / by Ann W. Norton -- Space as mind/mandala places : Joan Halifax, Tsultrim Allione, and Yvonne Rand / by Sarah D. Buie. 5. Body and health. Sickness and health : becoming a Korean Buddhist shaman / by Hi-ah Park -- Tokwang Sunim : a Korean nun as medical practitioner / by Martine Batchelor -- How a Buddhist decides whether or not to have children / by Kate Lila Wheeler -- Theanvy Kuoch : Buddhism and mental health among Cambodian refugees / by Theany Kuoch -- Women's health in Tibetan medicine and Tibet's "first" female doctor / by Vincanne Adams and Dashima Dovchin. Note(s): Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-479) and index. Class Descriptors: LC: BQ4570.W6; Dewey: 294.3/082 Responsibility: edited by Ellison Banks Findly. Vendor Info: Baker & Taylor Brodart Baker and Taylor YBP Library Services (BKTY BROD BTCP YANK) 24.95 $24.95 Status: active Entry: 19991201 Update: 20181220 Provider: OCLC Chatsumarn Kabilsingh: Advocate for a Bhikkhuni Sangha in Thailand 58(5) Martine Batchelor Buddhist Action: Lay Women and Thai Monks 63(18) H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. Western Buddhist Nuns: A New Phenomenon in an Ancient Tradition 81(22) Bhiksuni Thubten Chodron Sakyadhita in Western Europe: A Personal Perspective 97(6) Rotraut Wurst Novice Ordination for Nuns: The Rhetoric and Reality of Female Monasticism in Northwest India 103(16) Kim Gutschow An Empowerment Ritual for Nuns in Contemporary Japan 119(14) Paula K. R. Arai II. Teachers, Teaching, and Lineages Women Teachers of Women: Early Nuns ``Worthy of my Confidence,'' 133(26) Ellison Banks Findly Achaan Ranjuan: A Thai Lay Woman as Master Teacher 156(3) Martine Batchelor Patterns of Renunciation: The Changing World of Burmese Nuns 159(16) Hiroko Kawanami An American Zen Teacher 172(3) Trudy Goodman Teaching Lineages and Land: Renunciation and Domestication Among Buddhist Nuns in Sri Lanka 175(54) Nirmala S. Salgado Transformation of a Housewife: Dipa Ma Barua and Her Teachings to Theravada Women 201(16) Amy Schmidt My Dharma Teacher Died Too Soon 217(12) James Whitehill III. Political and Social Change Women Changing Tibet, Activism Changing Women 229(18) Serinity Young The Women's Alliance: Catalyzing Change in Ladakh 243(4) Helena Norberg-Hodge Sujata's Army: Dalit Buddhist Women and Self-Emancipation 247(12) Owen M. Lynch Religious Leadership Among Maharashtrian Women 259(24) Eleanor Zelliot Jamin Sunim: Prison Work for a Korean Nun, Myohi Sunim: A Korean Nun Teacher of Elderly Women, and Pomyong Sunim: Flower Arranging for the Korean Lay 275(8) Martine Batchelor Women, War, and Peace in Sri Lanka 283(20) Tessa Bartholomeusz Mae Chi Boonliang: A Thai Nun Runs a Charitable Foundation, and Mae Chi Sansenee: A Thai Nun as Patroness 297(6) Martine Batchelor Diversity and Race: New Koans for American Buddhism 303(16) Janice D. Willis IV. Art and Architecture From Periphery to Center: Tibetan Women's Journey to Sacred Artistry 319(20) Melissa Kerin Performing Mandalas: Buddhist Practice in Transition 339(18) Judy Dworin Women, Art, and the Buddhist Spirit 357(16) Ann W. Norton Space as Mind/Mandala Places: Joan Halifax, Tsultrim Allione, and Yvonne Rand 373(60) Sarah D. Buie V. Body and Health Sickness and Health: Becoming a Korean Buddhist Shaman 393(10) Hi-ah Park Tokwang
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