Eminent Buddhist Women.
Tsomo, Karma Lekshe.
Eminent Buddhist Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (280 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Rediscovering Buddhist Women's Legacy -- Liberating Women to Speak in Their Own Voices -- Awakening from the Myth of Impossibility -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in South Asian Traditions -- Chapter 1: "My Sister's Future Buddhahood": A Jātaka of the Buddha's Lifetime as a Woman -- Translation: "The Princess Who Gave a Gift of White Mustard Oil" -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns -- Dhammachari Guruma: Obstacles and Determination -- Bhikkhunī Dhammawati: "Beloved Daughter" -- Notes -- Buddhist women in Southeast Asian Traditions -- Chapter 3: Brave Daughters of the Buddha: The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhist Nuns -- Burmese Nuns and Transnational Feminist Studies -- Historical Background and Present Situation -- Toward a Burmese Bhikkhunī Lineage: Burmese Nuns in Sri Lanka -- Reverend Saccavadi and Full Ordination in Burma -- Why a Bhikkhunī and Not a Thilashin: Aspiring for Higher Ordination -- Charges of Westernization against the Bhikkhunī Movement -- Dipankara and a Unique Subversive Model -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Pioneering Bhikkhunīs in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand -- Motives for the Development of a Sri Lankan Bhikkhunī Saṅgha -- Social Acceptance of a Thai Bhikkhunī Community -- Launching a New Female Monastic Order -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Bhikkhunī Ta Tao: Paving the Way for Future Generations -- The Family Background -- Her Marriage -- A Shift in Life -- The Spiritual Path -- Ordained Life -- Clash with the Government Authorities -- Building a Nuns' Community -- Building a Temple -- Ordination as a Bhikkhunī -- Her Activities -- Passing the Candle to the Next Generation -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam -- A Biography of Su Ba -- Su Ba and the Buddhist Revival in Vietnam -- Su Ba and the 1960's Buddhist Struggle Movement. Su Ba and the Post-Reunification Period -- Su Ba's Disciple: Ni Truong Tri Hai -- Sustaining the Bhikkhunī Legacy -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Bhikṣuṇī Nhu Thanh: A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns -- The Buddhist Revival Movement in Twentieth-Century Vietnam -- The Eminent Qualities of Bhikṣuṇī Nhu Thanh, Leader of the Bhikṣuṇī Reform Movement in Vietnam -- Exemplary Organizational Abilities -- Fostering Self-sufficiency -- Capable of Interpreting the Dharma -- A Bright Mirror of Virtuous Conduct -- Practicing the Bodhisattva Way Continuously -- Unfulfilled Wishes -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Bhikṣuṇī Trí Hai: A Scented Lotus Life -- The Life of Bhikṣuṇī Trí Hai -- Translations and Writings -- Charitable Activities -- Selfless Compassion -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in East Asian Traditions -- Chapter 9: Bhikṣuṇī Hiuwan: Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education -- From Lady Yunshan You to Buddhist Nun Hiuwan -- The Legend of Bhikṣuṇī Hiuwan -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Pongnyŏgwan: The Eminent Bhikṣuṇī of Cheju Island -- Cheju in the Korean Buddhist World -- Pongnyŏgwan and Cheju Buddhism -- Revival and Resistance -- Pongnyŏgwan's Dhāraṇī Practice -- Notes -- Chapter 11: A Resolute Vision of the Future: Hyechun Sunim's Founding of the National Bhikṣuṇī Association of Korea -- The Life of Hyechun Sunim -- Born and Raised in Privilege -- Becoming a Widow and Renouncing Family Ties -- Confrontation: A Fateful Meeting with Sŏngch'ŏl Sunim -- Formally Entering the Saṅgha -- Studying under Mansŏng Sunim at Taesŏng-am in Busan -- Deepening Her Practice -- Returning to the World, Awakening the Power of Bhikṣuṇī -- Using Skillful Means: One Must Know about the World -- Wrapping Up Her Life -- Notes -- Chapter 12: From Mountains to Metropolis: Sŏn Master Daehaeng's Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice -- Notes. Buddhist Women in the Tibetan Cultural Region -- Chapter 13: The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism -- Jetsun Mingyur Paldron's Early Life -- Jetsun Mingyur Paldron's Activities in Sikkim -- The Marriage between the Sikkimese Royal Family and the Mindroling Lineage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 14: The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher: The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim -- The Life of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Continuity in the Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Conclusion: The Ambivalent Legacy of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Notes -- Chapter 15: Kunzang Drolkar: A Delog in Eastern Tibet -- Notes -- Chapter 16: Courage as Eminence: Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham -- The Nuns of Yarchen Monastery -- Gathering Together from Far and Wide -- Nuns in the Life of the Monastery -- Diligence in Mud Huts -- The Circumstances for Creating Virtue -- Envisioning Equality -- Notes -- Chapter 17: Nuns, Ḍākinīs, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism -- Women in Mongolian Buddhist History -- Preparing the Ground for an Order of Nuns -- Khandroma: A Uniquely Mongolian Category -- Extraordinary Mongolian Buddhist Women Practitioners -- Ordinary Buddhist Women in a Time of Transition -- The Future of Women in Mongolian Buddhism -- Notes -- Chapter 18: Mummy-la: The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in the West -- Chapter 19: Bhikṣuṇī Ruimiao: An Embodiment of Transcultural Values -- Early Influences -- Global Dharma Family -- Transcultural Path Makers -- Transcending Time and Space -- Notes -- Chapter 20: What Is a Relevant Role Model?: The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Explores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world.
9781438451329
Buddhist women-Biography.
Buddhist nuns-Biography.
Women in Buddhism.
Electronic books.
BQ850 -- .E65 2014eb
294.309252
Eminent Buddhist Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (280 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Rediscovering Buddhist Women's Legacy -- Liberating Women to Speak in Their Own Voices -- Awakening from the Myth of Impossibility -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in South Asian Traditions -- Chapter 1: "My Sister's Future Buddhahood": A Jātaka of the Buddha's Lifetime as a Woman -- Translation: "The Princess Who Gave a Gift of White Mustard Oil" -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns -- Dhammachari Guruma: Obstacles and Determination -- Bhikkhunī Dhammawati: "Beloved Daughter" -- Notes -- Buddhist women in Southeast Asian Traditions -- Chapter 3: Brave Daughters of the Buddha: The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhist Nuns -- Burmese Nuns and Transnational Feminist Studies -- Historical Background and Present Situation -- Toward a Burmese Bhikkhunī Lineage: Burmese Nuns in Sri Lanka -- Reverend Saccavadi and Full Ordination in Burma -- Why a Bhikkhunī and Not a Thilashin: Aspiring for Higher Ordination -- Charges of Westernization against the Bhikkhunī Movement -- Dipankara and a Unique Subversive Model -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Pioneering Bhikkhunīs in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand -- Motives for the Development of a Sri Lankan Bhikkhunī Saṅgha -- Social Acceptance of a Thai Bhikkhunī Community -- Launching a New Female Monastic Order -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Bhikkhunī Ta Tao: Paving the Way for Future Generations -- The Family Background -- Her Marriage -- A Shift in Life -- The Spiritual Path -- Ordained Life -- Clash with the Government Authorities -- Building a Nuns' Community -- Building a Temple -- Ordination as a Bhikkhunī -- Her Activities -- Passing the Candle to the Next Generation -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam -- A Biography of Su Ba -- Su Ba and the Buddhist Revival in Vietnam -- Su Ba and the 1960's Buddhist Struggle Movement. Su Ba and the Post-Reunification Period -- Su Ba's Disciple: Ni Truong Tri Hai -- Sustaining the Bhikkhunī Legacy -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Bhikṣuṇī Nhu Thanh: A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns -- The Buddhist Revival Movement in Twentieth-Century Vietnam -- The Eminent Qualities of Bhikṣuṇī Nhu Thanh, Leader of the Bhikṣuṇī Reform Movement in Vietnam -- Exemplary Organizational Abilities -- Fostering Self-sufficiency -- Capable of Interpreting the Dharma -- A Bright Mirror of Virtuous Conduct -- Practicing the Bodhisattva Way Continuously -- Unfulfilled Wishes -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Bhikṣuṇī Trí Hai: A Scented Lotus Life -- The Life of Bhikṣuṇī Trí Hai -- Translations and Writings -- Charitable Activities -- Selfless Compassion -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in East Asian Traditions -- Chapter 9: Bhikṣuṇī Hiuwan: Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education -- From Lady Yunshan You to Buddhist Nun Hiuwan -- The Legend of Bhikṣuṇī Hiuwan -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Pongnyŏgwan: The Eminent Bhikṣuṇī of Cheju Island -- Cheju in the Korean Buddhist World -- Pongnyŏgwan and Cheju Buddhism -- Revival and Resistance -- Pongnyŏgwan's Dhāraṇī Practice -- Notes -- Chapter 11: A Resolute Vision of the Future: Hyechun Sunim's Founding of the National Bhikṣuṇī Association of Korea -- The Life of Hyechun Sunim -- Born and Raised in Privilege -- Becoming a Widow and Renouncing Family Ties -- Confrontation: A Fateful Meeting with Sŏngch'ŏl Sunim -- Formally Entering the Saṅgha -- Studying under Mansŏng Sunim at Taesŏng-am in Busan -- Deepening Her Practice -- Returning to the World, Awakening the Power of Bhikṣuṇī -- Using Skillful Means: One Must Know about the World -- Wrapping Up Her Life -- Notes -- Chapter 12: From Mountains to Metropolis: Sŏn Master Daehaeng's Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice -- Notes. Buddhist Women in the Tibetan Cultural Region -- Chapter 13: The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism -- Jetsun Mingyur Paldron's Early Life -- Jetsun Mingyur Paldron's Activities in Sikkim -- The Marriage between the Sikkimese Royal Family and the Mindroling Lineage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 14: The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher: The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim -- The Life of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Continuity in the Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Conclusion: The Ambivalent Legacy of Pelling Ani Wangdzin -- Notes -- Chapter 15: Kunzang Drolkar: A Delog in Eastern Tibet -- Notes -- Chapter 16: Courage as Eminence: Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham -- The Nuns of Yarchen Monastery -- Gathering Together from Far and Wide -- Nuns in the Life of the Monastery -- Diligence in Mud Huts -- The Circumstances for Creating Virtue -- Envisioning Equality -- Notes -- Chapter 17: Nuns, Ḍākinīs, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism -- Women in Mongolian Buddhist History -- Preparing the Ground for an Order of Nuns -- Khandroma: A Uniquely Mongolian Category -- Extraordinary Mongolian Buddhist Women Practitioners -- Ordinary Buddhist Women in a Time of Transition -- The Future of Women in Mongolian Buddhism -- Notes -- Chapter 18: Mummy-la: The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi -- Notes -- Buddhist Women in the West -- Chapter 19: Bhikṣuṇī Ruimiao: An Embodiment of Transcultural Values -- Early Influences -- Global Dharma Family -- Transcultural Path Makers -- Transcending Time and Space -- Notes -- Chapter 20: What Is a Relevant Role Model?: The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Explores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world.
9781438451329
Buddhist women-Biography.
Buddhist nuns-Biography.
Women in Buddhism.
Electronic books.
BQ850 -- .E65 2014eb
294.309252