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Working with Obstacles: Is Female Rebirth an Obstacle? by Rita M. Gross
Buddhist teachings recommend appreciating obstacles because they are helpful to our practice. Without obstacles we would never develop profound understanding or compassion. Buddhists have also frequently claimed that female rebirth is an obstacle. If obstacles are of great benefit, shouldn’t… Read More ›
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From Bihar, India—The Thirteenth Sakyadhita Conference by Rita M. Gross
Above and all around us is a blue and white stripped fabric tent, as, about 250 strong, we participants in Sakyadhita’s Thirteenth Conference on Buddhist Women, shiver in the cold, listening to a wide variety of papers about women and… Read More ›
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What Do Women Bring to the Interfaith Table? by Rita M. Gross
The most important thing that women bring to the interfaith table is our sheer presence. I do not support theories of gender essentialism, which claim that women and men are fundamentally different, that men have a masculine essence different from… Read More ›
