Women of the Way Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom

Name: Women of the Way Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom
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ISBN: 9780060598167

ISBN-10: 0060598166

ISBN-13: 9780060598167

Edition: 2006

Authors: Sallie Tisdale

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It is tradition in Zen monasteries to chant a lineage of male teachers from the Buddha's time to the present day. As Buddhism took root in the West, increasing numbers of American Buddhists began to ask: "What about the women?" Scholarly research has uncovered accounts of extraordinary women Buddhists, many of whom were recognized by their contemporaries for their powerful practice but excluded from their place in history. Drawing on these discoveries, several Buddhist centers have created women's lineages of their own, and it is this bright thread of untold legend that Sallie Tisdale follows in this groundbreaking work. By rescuing some of the most significant and inspiring tales from…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/28/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction : bright grass


The mother : Maha Maya


Rediance : Ratnavati


The Buddha of universal light : Srimala


The supernatural one : Naga Deva


The generous woman : Prabhuta


The leader : Maha Pajapati


Wisdorn body : Khema


The slave : Punnika


Cloak walker : Patachara


Curlyhair : Bhadda


The widow : Dbammadianna


The dutiful one : Sumana


The seed : Kisagotami


Beautiful eyes : Subha


Old bones : Dhamma


Teacher of trees : Sukha


Shapeshifter : Uppalavanna


Flesh : Zongchi


The hat : Shiji


The footnote : Ling Xingpo


Bright sun : Lingzhao


The iron grinder : Liu Tiemo


The mountain : Moshan Liaoran


Wind : Miaoxin


Purple robes : Huiguang, Huiwen, Fedeng, and Wenzhao


The bathhouse attendant : Kongshi Daoren


No robes : Yu Daopo


The silence : Miaodao


The first : Zensbin


The empress : Komyo


The independent one : Seishi


The marrow : Ryonen, Shogaku, and Egi


The bucket : Mugai Nyodai


The knife : Kakuzan Shido


Family : Ekan Daishi, Myosho Enkan, Konto Ekyu, and Mokufu Sonin


The paper sword : Shotaku


The hidden flowers : Yodo


The irresistible one : Eshun


Skin : Daitsu Bunchi


Firewood : Ryonen Genso


The lonely one : Teijitsu


The worker : Obasbi


Afterword : the new ancestors


Tenmyo Jorin


Ruth Eryu Jokei Fuller Sasaki


Nagasawa Sozen


Kendo Kojima


Yoshida Eshun


Houn Jiyu Kennett


Maurine Myo-on Stuart


Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma Cheney


Chant and dedication


The womb : Prajnaparamita