TY - BOOK ID - 137229819 TI - Women in early Indian Buddhism PY - 2013 SN - 0199395853 0199326134 1299820999 9780199326136 9780199369324 0199369321 9780199326044 0199326045 PB - New York DB - UniCat KW - Women in Buddhism KW - Buddhism KW - Buddhism KW - Buddhist literature KW - History. KW - History and criticism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137229819 AB - The path of practice as taught in ancient India by Gotama Buddha was open to both women and men. The texts of early Indian Buddhism show that women were lay followers of the Buddha and were also granted the right to ordain and become nuns. Certain women were known as influential teachers of men and women alike and considered experts in certain aspects of Gotama's dhamma. For this to occur in an ancient religion practiced within traditional societies is really quite extraordinary. This is apparent especially in light of the continued problems experienced by practitioners of many religions today ER -