Comparing Reading Leona Anderson And Pamela Young's Book Women In Religious Traditions
Quote: “What mattered for the early Buddhists was obviously the individual’s progress on the path toward enlightenment, and not the individual's gender” (p. 86)
“...early nuns were full members...recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents…” (p. 86)
Question: Reading Leona Anderson and Pamela Young’s book Women and Religious Traditions “Women in Buddhist Traditions” I was intrigued, and later upset, to learn that early Buddhist nuns were not stereotyped as a result of their gender but became stereotyped a few centuries later. What intrigues me is that cultural gender stereotyping can have such an impact on religious groups as well as countries across the world. As a result, many organizations have been created in order to eliminate these stereotypes and regain the rights they once had. As countries slowly …show more content…
Being comprised as an informative read, the chapter gives a better understanding of Buddhist women including their official and unofficial roles, the rules they must follow, and the social changes they have had to endure. Growing up as a devoted Christian, I have always known the church to be a place where men were leading the services, not knowing that a women could lead services in other religions. Reading Anderson’s chapter on Buddhism I was intrigued to learn that many Buddhist nuns had the same positions as the monks did within their religion. The nuns were “full members of the monastic order and were recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents and accomplishments” (p. 86). Anderson also states that “during the first 200 years of Buddhism the difference between the nuns’ and monks’ orders were insignificant” showing again the direct relation that women and men had within their Buddhist traditions (p.
“...early nuns were full members...recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents…” (p. 86)
Question: Reading Leona Anderson and Pamela Young’s book Women and Religious Traditions “Women in Buddhist Traditions” I was intrigued, and later upset, to learn that early Buddhist nuns were not stereotyped as a result of their gender but became stereotyped a few centuries later. What intrigues me is that cultural gender stereotyping can have such an impact on religious groups as well as countries across the world. As a result, many organizations have been created in order to eliminate these stereotypes and regain the rights they once had. As countries slowly …show more content…
Being comprised as an informative read, the chapter gives a better understanding of Buddhist women including their official and unofficial roles, the rules they must follow, and the social changes they have had to endure. Growing up as a devoted Christian, I have always known the church to be a place where men were leading the services, not knowing that a women could lead services in other religions. Reading Anderson’s chapter on Buddhism I was intrigued to learn that many Buddhist nuns had the same positions as the monks did within their religion. The nuns were “full members of the monastic order and were recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents and accomplishments” (p. 86). Anderson also states that “during the first 200 years of Buddhism the difference between the nuns’ and monks’ orders were insignificant” showing again the direct relation that women and men had within their Buddhist traditions (p.