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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: Impressions from the 2015 Sakyadhita International Conference
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Monday, July 13, 2015. Impressions from the 2015 Sakyadhita International Conference. This year's conference was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia where the weather was warm and damp, so that the proceedings could be held entirely outdoors under large tents and verandas. It brought together monastics, scholars, lay devotees, and even entertained a visit from the Queen Mother. He abused me, he struck me,. He overpowered me, he robbed me.". Those who harbor such thoughts. Do not still their hatred. Complementi...
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: Excerpt from Time to Stand Up
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Monday, August 3, 2015. Excerpt from Time to Stand Up. Excerpt from "Time to Stand Up". An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth. The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes. Berkeley, California 2015. Image 1: Before boarding the Climate Train, September 15, 2014, Oakland-Berkerly, CA. Ayya Santacitta and Ayya Santussika with poster made by her granddaughter. 3] (illusory and bound to suffering), and therefore not overly worthy of redemption. The Buddha equated nibbana. Image 2: Forest Fire.
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: Moms and Dads Wait -- A Lot
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Monday, June 22, 2015. Moms and Dads Wait - A Lot. There is a Zen practice called shikantaza that has some features in common with waiting. Shikantaza translates as just sitting. And the world all around us is rich, interesting and full of vitality. Each moment is like a drop of sea water under a microscope. Photo 1: courtesy of David Gabriel Fischer Photography. Photo 2: courtesy of David Gabriel Fischer Photography. Photo 2: courtesy of David Gabriel Fischer Photography. Jacqueline Kramer, author of.
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: June 2015
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Monday, June 29, 2015. History of Women in Buddhism - Indonesia: Part 10. Shedding Light on the Bhikkhunīs and the Great Founding Women of Borobudur. Image 1: Bhikkhunīs of Borobudur. This paper is the tenth and final post in a series of extracts. 160;from the larger article titled “Light of the Kilis: Our Indonesian Bhikkhunī Ancestors” which explores what is known of the ancient Buddhist women monastics and ascetics of the Indonesian archipelago. Chronologically, this post falls between part 4. Ryone...
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My given buddhist name is “nagasena” but i once saw a monk amuse himself by creating a bhante out of a potato and i kind of like “potatohead” better – but i’m not even close to being a bhante – or maybe that’s relative – i don’t know. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. I am i said.
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: Home
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We sincerely strive for gender equity and equanimity towards. All sentient beings of any background, ethnicity, gender, nationality, or religion. We welcome all those who are willing to share in a meaningful discussion about these concepts. This blog is meant to be a public forum where the varied and ever-changing dynamics that female Buddhist practitioners encounter are documented and discussed. We aim to make this a space for ongoing dialogue about these crucial issues. Records the dramatic and inspiri...
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: What Would I Do for the Dharma? Thinking about Ryonen
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Monday, June 15, 2015. What Would I Do for the Dharma? Ryonen was a woman Zen teacher in 17th century Japan. A story about her has been cooking inside of me ever since I read it some years ago. As a young woman, Ryonen Genso was an attendant to the empress, and was known for her beauty and intelligence. When the empress died, she felt the impermanence of life, and she went in search of a Zen master with whom she could practice. To serve my Empress, I burned incense to perfume my exquisite clothes. When I...
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: January 2015
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Monday, January 19, 2015. Overcoming Doubt Through Direct Experience. Do you ever find yourself denying. 8212;or perhaps just doubting. 8212;the reality of experiences you have not yourself had? In the Middle Length Discourses, there is a parable of a person born blind who could not see dark or light forms, colored forms, or the stars, sun, or moon, and so he says: “I do not know these. I do not see these. Therefore, these do not exist.”. Monday, January 19, 2015. Letting go of suffering. Sandy Boucher: ...
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Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: History of Women in Buddhism - Indonesia: Part 4
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Monday, April 13, 2015. History of Women in Buddhism - Indonesia: Part 4. International Buddhist Networking, Bhikkhunīs and Women’s Leadership in the 5th-7th Century Indonesian South Seas. This fourth post in our "History of Women in Buddhism" series examines the International Buddhist networks that became well established between India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and China. In Borobudur, Indonesia. [Also: read about worthy historical places to visit. And the journey of an Indian nun. Although it is extremely ...
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