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Stars at Dawn:Forgotten Stories Of Women In the Buddha's Life
[Paperback - 2016]
wendy garling
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Category: Religion
Sub-category: Buddhism
Additional Category: Women Studies
Publisher: Shambhala | ISBN: 9781611802658 | Pages: 328
Shipping Weight: .539 | Dimensions: 6.02 x .87 x 9.02 inches

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A contemporary and provocative examination of the life of the Buddha highlighting the influence of women from his journey to awakening through his teaching career--based on overlooked or neglected stories from ancient source material. 

In this retelling of the ancient legends of the women in the Buddha’s intimate circle, lesser-known stories from Sanskrit and Pali sources are for the first time woven into an illuminating, coherent narrative that follows his life from his birth to his parinirvana or death. Interspersed with original insights, fresh interpretations, and bold challenges to the status quo, the stories are both entertaining and thought-provoking—some may even appear controversial. Focusing first on laywomen from the time before the Buddha’s enlightenment—his birth mother and stepmother, his co-wives, and members of his harem when he was known as Prince Siddhartha—then moving on to the Buddha’s first female disciples, early nuns, and to female patrons, Wendy Garling invites us to open our minds to a new understanding of their roles.

About the Author

Wendy Garling is a writer, mother, Buddhist practitioner, and independent scholar with a BA from Wellesley College and MA in Sanskrit language and literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She is an authorized dharma teacher and has taught women’s spirituality with a focus on the sacred feminine and women’s stories for many years.

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