Enchanting, powerful, horrific, beautiful, wise, deadly, compassionate, seductive. Women in Buddhist story and image are all these things and more. She takes the signs of the ancient goddess – the lotus, the sacred grove, the serpent, the sacrifice – and uses them in astonishing new ways. Her story is one of suffering and great trials, and through it all an unquenchable longing to be free. This beautifully illustrated work is as layered and subversive as mythology itself. Based directly on authentic Buddhist texts, and informed with insights from psychology and comparative mythology, it takes a fresh look at how Buddhist women have been depicted by men and how they have depicted themselves.
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Bhikkhu Sujato
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Posted in Books, Study
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Tagged Āgamas, bhikkhuni, Chinese, early Buddhism, feminine, history, myth, Pali, philosophy, psychology, scholarship, sexism, text, Vinaya
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Chicago citation:
Bhikkhu Sujato, Bhikkhu, "White Bones Red Rot Black Snakes", Santipada, posted July 18, 2011, http://santifm.org/santipada/2010/white-bones-red-rot-black-snakes/ (accessed February 23, 2012).
Harvard citation:
Bhikkhu Sujato, B 2011, White Bones Red Rot Black Snakes, Santipada. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from <http://santifm.org/santipada/2010/white-bones-red-rot-black-snakes/>
MLA citation:
Bhikkhu Sujato, Bhikkhu. "White Bones Red Rot Black Snakes." Santipada. 18 Jul. 2011. 23 Feb. 2012 <http://santifm.org/santipada/2010/white-bones-red-rot-black-snakes/>
