Way Seeking Women: An Exploration of Buddhist Women Ancestors

Way Seeking Women: An Exploration of Buddhist Women Ancestors

Tuesdays
September 22nd - November 17th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Led by Sangha Elders Jun-e Thomson and Issei Weil

A long view of women practitioners, beginning in the time of the Buddha to our time in the United States. In studying this long history we learn that women have never not  practiced. We were always seeking a way to practice and a teacher to practice with who was sometimes the Buddha. In veneration of the long journey of women teachers, we offer this course.

Each class will present two practitioners determined to walk the Path, from India in the
time of the Buddha, to China, Korea, Japan, and the United States. We will take up such questions as “how did women teachers practice in a patriarchal society”.  

In Dogen’s words, from “Receiving the Marrow by Bowing:” “Why are men so special? Emptiness is emptiness. Four great elements are four great elements. Five skandhas are five skandhas. Women are just like that. Both men and women attain the way. You should honor attainment of the way. Do not discriminate between men and women. This is the most wondrous principle of the Buddha Way.”

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