Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and AchievementsKarma Lekshe Tsomo This book on engaged Buddhism focuses on women working for social justice in a wide range of Buddhist traditions and societies. Contributors document attempts to actualize Buddhism s liberating ideals of personal growth and social transformation. Dealing with issues such as human rights, gender-based violence, prostitution, and the role of Buddhist nuns, the work illuminates the possibilities for positive change that are available to those with limited power and resources. Integrating social realities and theoretical perspectives, the work utilizes feminist interpretations of Buddhist values and looks at culturally appropriate means of instigating change. |
Contents
Family Monastery and Gender Justice Reenvisioning Buddhist Institutions | 1 |
Theoretical Foundations for Buddhist Social Action | 21 |
Buddhist Understandings of Subjectivity | 23 |
Reflections on Buddhism Gender and Human Rights | 35 |
Is The Bhiksum Vinaya Sexist? | 45 |
Transforming Conflict Transforming Ourselves Buddhism and Social Liberation | 73 |
Redefining and Expanding the Self in Conflict Resolution | 89 |
Integrating Feminist Theory and Engaged Buddhism Counseling Women Survivors of GenderBased Violence | 101 |
Buddhism Women and Caste The Case of the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu Valley | 155 |
Trafficking in Buddhist Girls Empowerment through Prevention | 165 |
Khunying Kanitha Thailands Advocate for Women | 173 |
Crisis as Opportunity Nuns and Cultural Change in the Spiti Valley | 193 |
Spiritual Piety Social Activism and Economic Realities The Nuns of Mantokuji | 205 |
The Infinite Worlds of Taiwans Buddhist Nuns | 219 |
Resistance without Borders An Exploration of Buddhist Nuns across Cultures | 233 |
Bibliography | 253 |
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Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements Karma Lekshe Tsomo No preview available - 2004 |
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