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The Pali tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory
picture of women. This book examines women's roles as they are
described in the Pali canon and its commentaries. Taking into
consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from
early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it
contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of women's
spiritual abilities. The book explores gender in the Pali texts in
order to delineate what it means to be a woman both in the context
in which the texts were composed and in the context of their
ultimate goal - that of achieving escape from the round of
rebirths. The critical investigation focuses on the internal
relationships and dynamics of one tradition and employs a novel
methodology, which the author calls "critical sympathy". This
assumes that the tradition's teaching is valid for all, in
particular that its main goal, nibbana, is accessible to all human
beings. By considering whether and how women's roles fit within
this path, the author examines whether women have spiritual agency
not only as bhikkhunis (Buddhist nuns), but also as wives and
mothers. It offers a new understanding that focuses on how the
tradition construes women's traditional roles within an
interdependent community. It aims to understand how what many
scholars have seen as contradictory and inconsistent
characterizations of women in Buddhism have been accepted and
endorsed by the Pali tradition. With an aim to show that the Pali
canon offers an account of women that is doctrinally coherent and
consistent with its sociological facts, this book will be of
interest to students and scholars of Buddhism and Asian Religion.
The Pali tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory
picture of women. This book examines women's roles as they are
described in the Pali canon and its commentaries. Taking into
consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from
early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it
contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of women's
spiritual abilities. The book explores gender in the Pali texts in
order to delineate what it means to be a woman both in the context
in which the texts were composed and in the context of their
ultimate goal - that of achieving escape from the round of
rebirths. The critical investigation focuses on the internal
relationships and dynamics of one tradition and employs a novel
methodology, which the author calls "critical sympathy". This
assumes that the tradition's teaching is valid for all, in
particular that its main goal, nibbana, is accessible to all human
beings. By considering whether and how women's roles fit within
this path, the author examines whether women have spiritual agency
not only as bhikkhunis (Buddhist nuns), but also as wives and
mothers. It offers a new understanding that focuses on how the
tradition construes women's traditional roles within an
interdependent community. It aims to understand how what many
scholars have seen as contradictory and inconsistent
characterizations of women in Buddhism have been accepted and
endorsed by the Pali tradition. With an aim to show that the Pali
canon offers an account of women that is doctrinally coherent and
consistent with its sociological facts, this book will be of
interest to students and scholars of Buddhism and Asian Religion.
365 WAYS TO LIVE MINDFULLY introduces simple ways to develop
mindfulness habits, such as identifying personal values, developing
related goals and setting out to achieve them, through short
concepts, ideas, prompts, profiles, practices and exercises, all
based on Buddhist thought and practices. The bite-size entries
introduce different Buddhist traditions such as mindfulness,
compassion, loving-kindness and karma, and profile inspiring past
and present figures to guide you towards taking small, impactful
steps at your own pace to increase your mindfulness across all
aspects of your life and experience noticeable changes that will
have a big impact.
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