Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2007

Disciplines

Buddhist Studies | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Abstract

This chapter is a conversation with bell hooks, Sharon Suh, and Karma Lekshe Tsomo; moderated by Susanne Mrozik. This panel conversation explores the diverse contributions that diverse kinds of women are making to Buddhism in the U.S. today.

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Table of Contents

Preface | ix

Peter N. Gregory

What does Buddhist Practice Mean to American Women? | 1

Susanne Mrozik

North American Buddhist Women in the International Context | 15

Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Moving Beyond Gender | 33

bell Hooks

Buddhism and Creativity | 41

Jane Hirshfield, Meredith Monk, Pat Enkyō O' Hara (moderator)

Women Changing Buddhism: Feminist Perspectives | 67

bell hooks, Sharon Suh, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Susanne Mrozik (moderator)

Just Power | 91

Helen Tworkov

Engaged Buddhism | 101

Virginia Straus Benson, Diana Lion, Eve Marko, Hilda Ryūmon Gutierréz Baldoquín (moderator)

A Jewish Woman and Buddhism | 125

Shelia Peltz Weinberg

Race, Ethnicity, and Class | 141

Hilda Ryūmon Gutiérrez Baldoquín, Sharon Suh, Arinna Weisman, Carolyn Jacobs (moderator)

Fashioning New Selves: The Experiences of Taiwanese Buddhist Women | 159

Carolyn Chen

Growing up Buddhist | 175

Alice Unno

Women Dharma Teachers' Forum | 189

Thubten Chodron, Pat Enkyō O'Hara, Yifa, Carol Wilson

Acknowledgments | 223

Contributors | 229

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Original Publication Information:

"Women Changing Buddhism: Feminist Perspectives - A Conversation with bell hooks, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, and Sharon Suh, moderated by Susanne Mrozik." In Peter N. Gregory and Susanna Mrozik (Eds), Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2007, pp. 67–90.

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