Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-2017
Disciplines
Buddhist Studies | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Abstract
The theme of the 15th Sakyadhita Conference in Hong Kong, “Contemporary Buddhist Women: Contemplation, Cultural Exchange & Social Action,” highlights our diversity and also the many choices that Buddhist women have today. Among us, there are many different ways that we may focus our energies, such as meditation practice, active social engagement, studies, teaching, parenting, artistic expression, and a range of other options. The beauty of Buddhist women is that we come from different countries and cultures, with different interests and diverse approaches to Buddhism, yet together we represent enormous power for good in the world. We are fortunate to be able to decide for ourselves what paths we wish to take, depending on our cultural backgrounds and personal interests. With pure intentions, we can transform ourselves and make great contributions to the transformation of society.
Digital USD Citation
Tsomo, Karma Lekshe PhD, "Contemporary Buddhist Women: Contemplation, Cultural Exchange & Social Action: Sakyadhita 15th International Conference on Buddhist Women" (2017). Theology and Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship. 6.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/thrs-faculty/6
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Notes
Table of Contents
PREFACE | ix
BUDDHIST WOMEN ACROSS CULTURES
Women in the Buddhist Traditions of Manang | 1
Chandra Kala Ghimire
Feminism and the Everyday Lives of Nuns and Monks in Kinnaur | 7
Linda LaMacchia
Violence Against Indigenous Women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts: Women’s Situation Within and Outside Their Communities | 12
Parboti Roy
Himalayan Feminism | 18
Sonam Choden
Nuns in the Khmer Theravāda Tradition in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta | 23
Thi Hong Cuc Nguyen and Thi Bich Ly Le
BUDDHIST WOMEN OF HONG KONG
The Perfection of Filial Piety in Buddhism: A Study of Lady Clara Ho’s Social Welfare Activities in Hong Kong | 29
Kwong-Chuen (Kenneth) Ching
A Frugal and Generous Life: Bhiksuni Chi Cheung’s Commitment to Popular Education | 35
Kam Kong Lam
The Work of Bhikkhuni Yin Yeung | 41
Chuan Deng Shi
Breaking the Boundary: The Transformation of Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Hong Kong | 45
Fa Ren Sik
MINDFULNESS ACROSS CULTURES
Candrottarā, Beyond the Moon: How Translation Moves Words into Contemplative Practice | 50
Annie Bien
A Comparative Study of Korean Seon and Chinese Chan Women Masters: Myori Beophui and Qiyuan Xinggang | 55
Youngsuk Jun
Writing about the Self: Female Non-Buddhists’ Accounts of their Vipassana Meditation Retreat Experiences | 59
Brooke Schedneck
Chinese Women Practicing Transnational Meditation in Contemporary China | 63
Ngar-sze Lau
The Interface Between Buddhism and Western Meditation-Based Secular Interventions | 68
Teresa I. (Teri) Sivilli
BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES
Several Mothers in Buddhist Biographical Literature: A Textual Study | 72
Yuande Shih
The Enlightened Female: Buddhism, Women and Being a Mother | 77
Meg Adam
“Women Who Know about That”: Midwives and Wise Women in Buddhist Literature | 83
Robert Kritzer
Religious Dietary Laws, Buddhist Ethics, and Food Business: Studying Religious Food Codes and Running a Traditional Temple Food Restaurant in Korea | 87
Hyun-Jin Kim
From Well-known Businesswoman to Vietnamese Vajrayana Buddhist Nun | 92
Thich Nu Nhu Nguyet
BUDDHISM & SOCIAL ACTION
Social Change, Breath by Breath 97
Shelley Anderson
Buddhism Engagement of the Deaf Community in Contemporary Society: Two Case Studies |102
Janet Mei Hing Tam
Empowering the Dreams of the Poor through Transdisciplinary Cooperation 109
Zizhou Shi
Bhikkhuni Ordination and Digital Activism | 114
Anna Halafoff and Emma Tomalin
THE FUTURE OF BUDDHIST EDUCATION
Teaching Dhamma to Children | 121
Bhikkhuni Lieu Phap
The History of Buddhist Education (Pariyatti) for Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar | 131
Ma Vipula
Korean Bhikkhunis’ Vinaya Education and the Role of the Diamond Vinaya Center | 134
Jeokyeon Sunim
Bridging Scholarship and Dharma at Sakyadhita Sasson | 137
Amy Langenberg and Vanessa
Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development through STEM Education for Buddhist Nuns | 142
Kat LaFever
FEMALE IMAGES OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Buddhist Tantric Thealogy? The Genealogy and Soteriology of Tara | 149
Bee Scherer
A Contemporary Emanation of Green Tara | 155
Holly Gayley
Dakinis as Consorts in Sacred Art | 160
Lyudmila Klasanova
Becoming Vajra Yogini: Buddhist Women’s Self Esteem Without Self | 165
Pema Khandro
GENDER EQUALITY: ONLY A DREAM? OR, ARE BUDDHISTS REALLY EQUAL?
Buddhist Feminism and Crosscultural Cognitive Dissonance | 172
Brianna Kathryn Morseth
Gender Equality in the Buddha’s Sangha: A Diversion of Practice from Theory | 177
Reena Tuladhar
Buddhist Concepts of Gender Equality from the Viewpoint of Male/Female Childbirth in Vietnamese Society | 183
Tong Thi Quynh Huong
Buddhism, Equality, and Feminism: Embodied Practices | 187
Suat Yen Lai
MONASTIC LIFE IN THE MODERN WORLD
Learning Monastic Discipline and the Communal Life of Myanmar Thilashin | 194
Hiroko Kawanami
Contemporary Thai Buddhist Nuns: Monastic Discipline and Social Action | 199
Monica Lindberg Falk
Monastic Life in the Modern World: Female Monasticism and the Disciplined
Life of Buddhist Nuns in Sri Lanka | 204
Nirmala S. Salgado
The Origin and Lives of Buddhist Nuns Northeastern India | 208
Genden Lhamu
RELIGIOUS STATUS OF WOMEN BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS
Educating Theravada Laity about Bhikkhunis: Diverse and Innovative Methods | 212
Ellen Posman
From “Vegetarian Women” to “Female Volunteers” to “Dharma Aunties”: The Institutionalization of Buddhist Women’s Affiliation with Monastic Sangha | 216
Yu-Chen Li
Buddhist Woman as Agent of Change: The Story of Bhikkhuni Pu Hui | 222
Wei-yi Cheng
Demonstrating the Existence of Fully Ordained Nuns | 227
Darcie Price-Wallace
The Lives of the Twenty-four Jo mos of the Buddhist Tradition: Identity and Religious Status | 238
Carla Gianotti
WESTERN BUDDHIST WOMEN: TRADITION & INTERPRETATION
Western Women in Maroon Robes: The Evolution of a Distinct Western Female Sangha in the Buddhist Tradition | 245
Lozang Tseten
Expanding Enlightened Awareness: Women in the Transmission and Indigenization of Buddhism in Brazil | 252
Karma Lekshe Tsomo
The Challenge To Really Becoming “Daughters of the Buddha” | 257
Yeshe Bodhicitta
Following Old Trails, Breaking New Ground: Establishing the First Buddhist Nunnery in Germany | 262
Thubten Choedroen, Namgyal Chökyi, and Yeshe Metog
STEREOTYPES, REGULATIONS, AND OBSTACLES
Ordinary Women: Laywomen in Two Tang-Dynasty Buddhist Encyclopedias | 269
Elizabeth Kenney
Spreading the Dharma is a Double-Edged Sword: Buddhist Women Messengers and Storytellers in the Himalayas | 273
Alyson Prude
The Gurudharma Rules for Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Mainland China | 277
Tzu-Lung (Melody) Chiu
The Next Obstacles for Buddhist-Feminist Scholar-Practitioners: Rita Gross’ Self-Identities and Legacies | 283
Hsiao-Lan Hu
CONTRIBUTORS 289
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Originally published by Sakyadhita; Hong Kong.