A comprehensive Buddhist bookstore. Features Thich Nhat Hanh, well-known Vietnamese Zen master. A wealth of information on Tara, Avalokiteshavara, and other manifestations of female deity in Buddhist tradition. Traditional artwork, mantra, links, and meditations. Rangzen Site of the International Tibet Independence Movement.
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All about Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a prominent center in Woodacre in northern California. Schedule of classes, biographies of teachers, some information about Insight Meditation and the life of Buddha. Touches on issues of feminism and female roles. The Place of Women in Buddhism by Swarna de Silva Scholarly yet highly readable and vital article. Quotations from the Hindu sutras on the place of women which was not very exalted indeed, and on to an examination of the Buddha's teachings and their implications for women.