Women in Buddhism

The role of women and women in religion, especially Buddism in eastern religion is a strange problem. Western religion is pretty easy for women. For example, most Western religions (except Roman Catholic Church) allow women to play a leadership role in the religious community. Judaism allows women rabbis, and most Christian religions allow female ministers.

As for women and Buddhism, I often think that people think this topic is new and different. They believe that Buddhist women are an important topic as we live in modern times. And now, many women practice Dharma. But that is not the case. Female Sangha lived here for centuries. We have not brought new things to the 2,500 traditions. The roots are there, we just reactivate them. This is due to lack of education. This is a very patriarchal society and will return to the east. Wherever Buddhism develops, these societies are very patriarchal. It limits women's learning and independence opportunities - you learn and recognize and recognize all forms of recognition and understanding independently ... Fortunately, this seems to be changing. I think the opportunity for women's education is really increasing now - these opportunities are very competitive, knowledgeable and things change.

Buddhist women are topics seen from various perspectives such as theology, history, anthropology, feminism. Themed topics of interest include women's theological position, women's treatment in Buddhist society in family and public places, women's history in Buddhism, and comparisons of women's experiences in various forms of Buddhism . Like other religions, Buddhist women have different experiences. In terms of the role of women, Buddhism can be thought of as a revolution in the social and political realm of ancient India. Meanwhile, members of the highest caste in India, known as Brahman, did not allow women to participate in religious ceremonies or Vedic scriptures. The woman is further suppressed by the Biblical text of the Hindu Legal Code known as the "Manu-Law". .