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Buddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five centuries in Asia, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally. From India to Japan, Sri Lanka to Russia, Buddhist traditions around the world have their own rich and diverse histories, cultures, religious lives, and roles for women. Wherever Buddhism has taken root, it has interacted with indigenous cultures and existing religious traditions. These traditions have inevitably influenced the ways in which Buddhist ideas and practices have been understood and adapted. Tracing the branches and fruits of these culturally specific transmissions and adaptations is as challenging as it is fascinating. Women in Buddhist Traditions chronicles pivotal moments in the story of Buddhist women, from the beginning of Buddhist history until today. The book highlights the unique contributions of Buddhist women from a variety of backgrounds and the strategies they have developed to challenge patriarchy in the process of creating an enlightened society. Women in Buddhist Traditions offers a groundbreaking and insightful introduction to the lives of Buddhist women worldwide.

Women in Buddhism. --- Buddhist women. --- Indian religions --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Women, Buddhist --- Women --- Buddhism --- Bhikkhuni. --- Buddhist acculturation. --- Buddhist activism. --- Buddhist cultures. --- Buddhist feminism. --- Buddhist nuns. --- China. --- Engaged Buddhism. --- Mahāprajāpatī. --- Mongolian Buddhism. --- Patriarchy. --- Saṅghamittā. --- South Asia. --- Southeast Asia. --- Tibetan Buddhism. --- Tibetan diaspora. --- Western Buddhism. --- bhikkhuni lineage. --- bhikkhuni ordination. --- bhikkhunī saṅgha. --- cultural adaptation. --- female renunciants. --- feminism. --- feminist reflection. --- gender anthropology. --- gender equity. --- geshe degree. --- monastic life. --- monastic ordination. --- nuns. --- ordination lineage. --- ordination lineages. --- religious legitimacy. --- religious women. --- renunciant women. --- social activism. --- social engagement. --- structural injustice. --- vinaya. --- women practitioners. --- women’s activism. --- women’s history. --- women’s movements. --- women’s ordination. --- Patriarchy --- Religion --- Feminist struggle --- Book