We'll take a look at the history of women in Buddhism, focusing mainly on the period of the Buddha and his immediate followers. Then we'll spend a little time looking at later developments, before finishing up with the fascinating story of an early nun who is responsible for one of the most famous analogies in all of Buddhism.

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Books:

Rita Gross, Buddhism After Patriarchy: https://amzn.to/2AZwJ46
Geoffrey Samuel, The Origins of Yoga and Tantra: https://amzn.to/2Mv2tiU
Williams, Tribe, Wynne, Buddhist Thought: https://amzn.to/2OiVtGv

Articles, websites, videos:

https://tricycle.org/magazine/tibetan...
https://tricycle.org/magazine/making...
https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/wasb...
https://tricycle.org/magazine/earlyb...
https://tricycle.org/magazine/whatbu...

Kajiyama Yuichi “Women in Buddhism” The Eastern Buddhist, v. 15 no. 2 (Autumn, 1982), pp. 5370.

Alliance for Bhikkhunis: http://www.bhikkhuni.net/

Issues around the ordination of women:    • Video  

Suttas mentioned:

AN 8.51: With Gotamī https://suttacentral.net/an8.51/en/su...
SN 5.2: Somā Sutta https://suttacentral.net/sn5.2/en/bodhi
AN 7.51: Bound and Unbound https://suttacentral.net/an7.51/en/su...
Snp. 3.9: To Vāseṭṭha https://suttacentral.net/snp3.9/en/mills
AN 1.279283 https://suttacentral.net/an1.278286/...
SN 5.10: Vajira Sutta https://suttacentral.net/sn5.10/en/bodhi

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