In the Footsteps of the Buddha?: Women and the Bodhisatta Path in Theravāda Buddhism
Although a woman can achieve the state of awakening known as arahatship, Theravāda Buddhist tradition states that a woman cannot achieve full and complete Buddhahood. More than this, a woman is unable to successfully aspire to Buddhahood, or progress on the path to it—in other words she cannot be a...
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Indiana University Press
2011
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Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-51 |
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