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Women in Buddhism is a topic that can be approached from varied perspectives including those of theology, history, anthropology, and feminism.Topical interests include the theological status of women, the treatment of women in Buddhist societies at home and in public, the history of women in Buddhism, and a comparison of the experiences of women across different forms of Buddhism.
The ordination of women in Buddhism has been and continues to be practiced in some Buddhist regions, such as East Asia. It is being revived in some countries such as Malaysia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as newly beginning in Western countries to which Buddhism has recently spread, such as the United States. [5] Other countries have been ...
The International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages was an historic event that took place July 18–20, 2007. [1] It was a meeting of internationally recognized Buddhist scholars specializing in monastic discipline and history, as well as practitioners.
In Buddhist tradition, she was the first woman to seek ordination for women, which she did from Gautama Buddha directly, and she became the first bhikṣuṇī (Buddhist nun). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depiction
In July 2007 a meeting of Buddhist leaders and scholars of all traditions met at the International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha, [63] in Hamburg, Germany to work toward a worldwide consensus on the re-establishment of bhikkhunīs ordination. 65 delegates, bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs, Vinaya masters and elders from traditional ...
Pema Chödrön was the first American woman to be ordained as a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. [80] [81] Karen Soria, born and ordained in the United States, became Australia's first female rabbi. [82] [83] 1983: An Anglican woman was ordained in Kenya. [7] Three Anglican women were ordained in Uganda. [7] 1984:
Paula Kane Robinson Arai is an American professor and Buddhist studies scholar, specializing in the academic study of women and Buddhism, specifically Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism and Japanese Sōtō Zen women. She has also been an active public speaker and led workshops on healing rituals.
When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty: The Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14320-2. Gamble, Ruth (2018). Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: The Third Karmapa and the Invention of a Tradition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0190690786. McGovern, W. M. (2000) [1924].