Buddhist Women and Social Justice

Buddhist Women and Social JusticeLooks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day. This book on engaged Buddhism focuses on women working for social justice in a wide range of Buddhist traditions and societies. Contributors document attempts to actualize Buddhism's liberating ideals of personal growth and social transformation. Dealing with issues such as human rights, gender based violence, prostitution, and the role of Buddhist nuns,

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women's roles were changing

political theory and violence

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and neurology

incorporating research conducted since 1998

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was to offer the governor the gravest challenge of his career