The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 27, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780691091709
Subjects: Buddhism; Women's studies; Religious aspects; Philosophy; Religion - World Religions; Women; Sex; Buddhism - General; Sexuality & Gender Studies; Asian and Asian American Studies; Gender Studies; Religion; Religion / Buddhism; Doctrines; Religious
First sentence: BUDDHIST GENDER discrimination is usually traced back to the founding story of the female sangha, in which Sakyamuni repeatedly denied entrance into his community to his own aunt and adoptive mother, Mahaprajapat Gotami, arguing that it would bring about the decline of his teaching.