Gender and the Soteriology Debate in Buddhism Is a Female Buddha possible in Non-Esoteric Buddhism?
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Author: | Dr Karma Sonam Palmo |
ISBN 13: | 9789395086202 |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2023 |
Subject: | Philosophy and Religion/Buddhism |
About the Book
Is a Female Buddha Possible in Non-Esoteric Buddhism? Buddhism today can broadly be divided into two forms: Tantric (esoteric) and non-Tantric (non-esoteric) Buddhism. Tantric Buddhism's answer to the above question is unequivocally positive: it never questioned the possibility of a female Buddha. In non-Tantric Buddhism, this question has long been a subject of debate, and thus far, it is assumed that a female Buddha is impossible. In my view, this latter conclusion is problematic and is not well supported in the traditional canonical literature. Therefore, the focus of this thesis is to further investigate the relationship between non-Tantric Buddhism's perspective on gender and soteriology. I will argue that the premises employed to rule out the possibility of a female Buddha in non-Tantric Buddhism are flawed, and that such a view cannot be attributed to the Buddha himself.