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Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women
By: Vanessa Sasson
The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women, Vanessa Sasson


 
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Author: Vanessa Sasson
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781800503403
Publication Date: May 2023


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The Gathering is a retelling of the story of the first Buddhist 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 Sasson, Equinox Publishing, Paperback, 224 pages, $25.00

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