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Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women
By: Vanessa R. Sasson
The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women, Vanessa R. Sasson
 
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Author: Vanessa R. Sasson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9788186268889
Publication Date: 2023


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The Gathering is a retelling of the story of the women's request for ordination. Inspired by the Therigatha and building on years of research and experience in the field, Sasson follows Vimala, Patachara, Bhadda Kundalakesa, and many others as they walk through the forest to request full access to the tradition.

The Buddha's response to this request is famously complicated; he eventually accepts women into the Order, but specific and controversial conditions are attached. Sasson invites us to think about who these first Buddhist women might have been, what they might have hoped to achieve, and what these conditions might have meant to them thereafter. By shaping her research into a story, Sasson invites readers to imagine a world that continues to inspire and complicate Buddhist narrative to this day.

The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women, Vanessa R. Sasson, Maya Publishers, Hardcover, 288 pages, $30.00

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