Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Theoretical Foundations for Buddhist Social Action
5. Buddhist Understandings of Subjectivity 23
6. Reflections on Buddhism, Gender, and Human Rights 35
7. Is The Bhikṣunṇī Vinaya Sexist? 45
8. Transforming Conflict, Transforming Ourselves: Buddhism and Social Liberation 73
9. Redefining and Expanding the Self in Conflict Resolution 89
10. Integrating Feminist Theory and Engaged Buddhism: Counseling Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence 101
11. Women Transforming Buddhist Societies
12. Reclaiming the Robe: Reviving the Bhikkhunī Order in Sri Lanka 119
13. Dharma Education for Women in the Theravā da Buddhist Community of Nepal 137
14. Buddhism, Women, and Caste: The Case of the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu Valley 155
15. Trafficking in Buddhist Girls: Empowerment through Prevention 165
16. Khunying Kanitha: Thailand’s Advocate for Women 173
17. Crisis as Opportunity: Nuns and Cultural Change in the Spiti Valley 193
18. Spiritual Piety, Social Activism, and Economic Realities: The Nuns of Mantokuji 205
19. The Infinite Worlds of Taiwan’s Buddhist Nuns 219
20. Resistance without Borders: An Exploration of Buddhist Nuns across Cultures 233
21. Bibliography 253
22. Contributors 265
23. Index 269