The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780691091716
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.