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Women in Buddhism

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Religion

 

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December 19, 2013

 

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As per Buddhist doctrine, "whoever has such a vehicle, whether a woman or man, shall indeed by means of that vehicle, come to nirvana." Buddhism thus accepted the fact that both men and women were equal in undergoing the path to achieve the goal of liberation or nirvana. Upon further speculation of the holy writ however, the ideology of women was undermined...
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Upon further speculation of the holy writ however, the ideology of women was undermined. Specifically, the role of women was subordinated upon the creation of the Order of Nuns by the Buddha. In the Cullavaga text, Mahaprajapati (the aunt and mother-figure of the Buddha) asked the Buddha to create an Order of Nuns (bhikkhuni) after he had created an Order of Monks (bhikku)...
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