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Attitudes To Women and The Feminine in Early Buddhism - Sponberg

This document discusses four distinct attitudes toward women in early Buddhism: soteriological inclusiveness, institutional androcentrism, ascetic misogyny, and soteriological androgyny. It notes that early Buddhist teachings emphasized soteriological inclusiveness by teaching that women were equally capable of achieving nirvana. However, institutional structures like monastic rules reflected androcentrism. Certain ascetic teachings also promoted misogynistic views. Later Mahayana texts advocated the ideal of soteriological androgyny.

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Attitudes To Women and The Feminine in Early Buddhism - Sponberg

This document discusses four distinct attitudes toward women in early Buddhism: soteriological inclusiveness, institutional androcentrism, ascetic misogyny, and soteriological androgyny. It notes that early Buddhist teachings emphasized soteriological inclusiveness by teaching that women were equally capable of achieving nirvana. However, institutional structures like monastic rules reflected androcentrism. Certain ascetic teachings also promoted misogynistic views. Later Mahayana texts advocated the ideal of soteriological androgyny.

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ttitu es to ar o en an t e e inine in arly u is

Alan on erg
C lavedallas tta
our Distinct ttitu es o ar o en n e e inine
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oteriological nclusi eness

varna

samsara
dana

am tta i a a
anatman

anatman
s tta tadanta
nstitutional n rocentris

instit tional androcentrism


C llavagga handha as

cene aha a a ati eseeches a am ni

cene aha a a ati eets ith Ananda in esali

cene Ananda ntercedes on aha a a ati s ehalf


cene The ddha Assents Conditionall

cene Ananda Comm nicates the ecision

cene Ananda Comm nicates Pa a ati s Acce tance


scetic isogyny

Ang ttara i a a
A

addharmasmrt asthana
Ang ttara i a a
s ttas

s tra aharatna fata


samgha

s tra
rdhadh asa a ari rccha tra
aversion craving

i a as Agamas

oteriological n rogyny
ra na anna

ra aia ramita

Astasihasri Pra a aramita tra


ra na ar na
ra na a a

s tras

da ini
da inis
da inis
da a

the
otes

Anima
ns o en Worlds Women s eligio s Lives in on Western C lt res
ictionar of Pali Pro er ames

s tta

Women nder Primitive ddhism


Women eligion and ocial Change

Women eligion and ocial Change

soteriolog
soteric

anagamin

ictionar of Pali Pro er ames


am tta i a a
Psalms of the isters Theiigatha

Agga a s ttanta Women in ddhism


Agga a Pati as tta
Cosmogon and Ethical rder

Theravada ddhism

ender and
eligion n the Com le it of m ols

Women in World eligions

am tta i a a indr a

ordination and E ivalence The at re and ole of Women in A g stine and Thomas A inas
e
ddhistische on eschetst naar egevens der Pali Literat r

Women nder
Primitive ddhism

ma o

hinran
Candragar ha s tra

The Chronolog of the eign of Aso a ori a


C llavagga
Ang ttara ni a a

lletin of the chool of riental t dies


hi s nivi hanga
Women in ddhism
Women in ddhism

C llavagga ovada
gar dhamma

C llavagga
anime alai

ender and eligion

i aasam cca a

ddhist Christian t dies

rther ddhist t dies

ata a
s tta

Women in ddhism

The Eastern ddhist


Women in ddhism
T

Pra a aramita atnag nasamca agatha The Perfecton of Wisdom in Eight Tho sand Lines and ts erse mmar

Anima e ond Androcentrism

ns o en Worlds
asters of the aham dra
ancer
da ini
o rnal of eminist t dies in eligion
Women of
Wisdom

ender and eligion

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