FOLK 029 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gautama Buddha, Sakyadhita International Association Of Buddhist Women, Bhikkhuni
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Buddha"s wife and the mother of his son rahula (meaning fetter ) fetter means to be bound. It was something that bound him to the world. The demon that tempted the siddhartha gautama by trying to seduce him with images of beautiful women. Throughout buddhist history women have participated in the practice of their faith. Most texts over time have been produced by monks writing for other men; we gain an. Challenge: the word of buddha was not put into writing until last or second century bce incomplete picture of women"s role (several centuries after founder"s death) Buddha"s stepmother and aunt; first woman to adopt ascetic lifestyle and request the. Her recognition leads to founding the first order of bhikkhuni or nuns. 73 poems articulating spiritual calling of buddhist nuns. We get the sense from these poems that women saw themselves as equal to monks. Majority of nuns belonged to upper castes.
