In seeking to explore the interrelationships between; and mutual influence of; varieties of sexual stereotypes and religious views of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition; Women in Buddhism succeeds in drawing our attention to matters of philosophical importance. Paul examines the 'image' of women which arise in a number of Buddhist texts associated with Mahayana and finds that; while ideally the tradition purports to be egalitarian; in actual practice it often betrayed a strong misogynist prejudice. Sanskrit and Chinese texts are organized by theme and type; progressing from those which treat the traditionally orthodox and negative to those which set forth a positive consideration of soteriological paths for women. . . . In Women in Buddhism; Diana Paul may be forcing our consideration of the problem of female enlightenment. Thus the main purport and accomplishment of her scholarship is revolutionary.—Philosophy East and West
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