Turning The Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism

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Beacon Press, Oct 1, 1993 - Religion - 408 pages
Boucher celebrates the many contributions of women to American Buddhism and provides an intimate look at the lives of women who are the teachers, scholars, nuns, and followers of a newly evolving Buddhist practice in this country. "A thought-provoking examination".--Victoria Scott, San Francisco Chronicle. Photos.
 

Contents

Brave Beginnings
1
XV
23
Cambridge Buddhist Association
194
Seven Stressful Years Denah Joseph
220
Defining the Context Carla Brennan
235
A Mirror of the Family Yvonne Rand Barbara Horn Meredith
258
Despair and Empowerment WorkConnecting with the Great
271
Brenda Michele McDonald
294
Strengthening the Net
337
Glossary
363
Index
373
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About the author (1993)

Sandy Boucher, a leading spokesperson on women and Buddhism, is the author of several books including She Appears! Encounters with Kwan Yin Goddess of Compassion; Discovering Kwan YinOpening the Lotus; and Turning the Wheel. In 1979, Boucher was granted the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature for her extensive work. Born and raised in Ohio, she now resides in Oakland, California.

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