Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements

Title: Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements
Author: Karma Lekshe Tsomo
ISBN: 9780791462546
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 280
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Looks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day.

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.