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Brief Guide to Major Schools of Buddhism

By Barbara O'Brien — 2018

Buddhism is not a monolithic tradition. As it spread through Asia over more than two millennia, it divided into several sects, each with its own liturgies, rituals, and canon of scriptures. This is a very simple guide to major sectarian divisions for people who are new to Buddhism.

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Full Ordination for Tibetan Buddhist Nuns | Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron

Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron succinctly explains the complex history surrounding the full ordination of Tibetan Buddhist nuns as well as the future proposals for how to resolve the challenges faced.

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Thubten Chodron
2019
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Blossoms of the Dharma: Living as a Buddhist Nun

In recent years, Buddhist nuns from Asia and the West have met together to become more active in improving their status in the female sangha.

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Thubten Chodron, Sylvia Boorstein
1999
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Meetings with Remarkable Women: Buddhist Teachers in America

This book celebrates the flowering of women in American Buddhism. Lenore Friedman set out to explore this phenomenon by interviewing some of the remarkable women who were teaching Buddhism in the United States.

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Lenore Friedman
2000
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A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism

Written by the first and only layperson to receive full dharma transmission in the Suzuki Roshi Soto Zen lineage, A Bigger Sky explores what it means to traverse the gaps of a Buddhism created by and for men, navigate the seemingly contradictory domains of secular and spiritual life, and walk a...

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Pamela Weiss
2020
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Turning The Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism

Examines the influence of American Buddhist women on Buddhist spiritual practice and discusses current issues involving politics and family life.

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Sandy Boucher
1993
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