Female in Buddhism 👸

I found this gem today, and felt deeply touched at several levels, so I decided to create a topic about it.

This video is presented by Drukmo Gyal that I am starting to LOVE more and more every day :brown_heart:
She’s a channel of spiritual devotion, a singer - a true Dakini (woman who heals people with her voice) :heart_eyes:
Her family has been practicing Yogi tradition for six generations:

Highlights:

minute 2:22
“In the west, the modern education is kind of over-commercialized. It has so many standard or rules for children to standardize their behaviors. Plus, the parents follow all these so-called “science proved” education methods of do’s and don’ts for their children, and children feel suppressed and disconnected. (…) and find difficulties in loving their parents in return because they are traumatized.”

minute 6:01
“ooh la la” :star:

minute 6:47
"Whenever anger arises, we make friends with it generously, rather than pushing it away, and making it an enemy And then be mindful whenever anger comes, and then to keep a positive reaction towards it. And be patient whenever we fail to recognize the arrival of anger that mostly happens to all of us (…) and analyze the reason behind it.

minute 7:37
meditation in Tibet comes from the root word “gom” which means “habit”.

minute 13:43
story of three important Yoginis - Female Master Buddhists - in Tibet:
Âť Yeshe Tsogyal (757-817);
» Machig Labdron (1055-1149) - the founder of the “Chod” schools);
Âť Sera Khandro (1892-1940).
who inspired Drukmo’s grandfather to give the Yogi teachings to all his family females (after the two only descendant males saying they did not want to be Yogis).

minute 15:43
“I really believe that harmony between a child and a mother can come back with practicing compassion and wisdom.”

:pray:t3:

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I found it on YouTube so I can share it w my daughter, also a Tibetan Buddhist, in MT. TUVM for sharing ~ Gretchen ~ Alaska

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Daughters of Dolma | Full Documentary Movie

@_Barry
Mary Ann posted a trialer about nuns a few weeks ago during dream Sangha. Do u have that link? Remember the name of film?

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Wow, move over Shaolin! Here come the Kung Fu nuns! I wouldn’t want to mess with them!

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My Thangka teacher, Carmen Mensik, visited them in Nepal and she showed us the same BBC documentary at the Green Tara retreat in June.

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Me either

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The next Kung Fu movie should be “Shaolin Monks vs. Khilwa Nuns!” And “Khilwa” is kind of a badass name for a Buddhist nunnery!

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One wise woman . . .

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Amen my Friend

Its shows why these Spiritual Practices are so powerful and profound.

Thank you for this gem

:pray:

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so great beloved @Gretchen . you are so welcome!
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gonna watch this soon. thanks so much for sharing beloved @NightHawk999
:pray:t3:

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A classic book on female Tibetan Buddhist masters.

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uau!.. thanks for sharing this gem :heart_eyes: :pray:t3:

I watched this one last night and, interesting enough, found a friend, on my night walk with Solimar, who is reading a book about the third vision with Nepal as the place where it all happens and she shared some questions about it - sent her the link to this video… it fited perfectly to several things she wanted to know…! amazing :pray:t3:

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The author of the book, Tsultrum Allione, is a Buddhist master in her own right. She is the first Western woman to be recognized as the reincarnation of a great female Tibetan Buddhist master. She runs a retreat center in Colorado.

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"Some famous women in Buddhism include:

  • Tara: A significant female Buddha in Buddhism, especially in Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism. In Vajrayana, she is considered a Buddha, and is often depicted as a mother who gives birth to buddhas.
  • Khema: A Buddhist nun and one of the Buddha’s top female disciples.
  • Mahapajapati Gotami: The wife of King Śuddhodana and mother of Sundari Nanda and Nanda.
  • Pema ChĂśdrĂśn: An author and member of The Committee of Western Bhikshunis. She received the Global Bhikkhuni Award in 2016.
  • Varanggana Vanavichayen: The first female monk to be ordained in Thailand in 2002.
  • Dhammananda Bhikkhuni: A former professor of Buddhist philosophy who was ordained as a bhikkhuni in Sri Lanka in 2003.
  • Merle Kodo Boyd: The first African-American woman to receive Dharma transmission in Zen.
  • Daehaeng: A Korean Buddhist nun who founded the Hanmaum Seon Center.
  • Houn Jiyu-Kennett: A British roshi who was the first woman to teach in the West for the Soto School of Japan.
  • Cheng Yen: A Taiwanese Buddhist nun who founded the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation in 1966."
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" Gautama Buddha first ordained women as nuns five years after his enlightenment and five years after first ordaining men into the sangha. The first Buddhist nun was his aunt and foster mother Mahapajapati Gotami. Bhikkhunis have to follow the eight rules of respect, which are vows called The Eight Garudhammas. According to Peter Harvey “The Buddha’s apparent hesitation on this matter is reminiscent of his hesitation on whether to teach at all,” something he only does after persuasion from various devas.[99] The ordination of women in Buddhism is and has always been practiced in some Buddhist regions, such as East Asia, is being revived in some countries such as Sri Lanka, and is newly beginning in some Western countries to which Buddhism has recently spread, such as the United States. As Buddhism spreads, its prevalence in Mahayana countries grows in popularity as well despite the decrease in Theravada Buddhist nuns. As William Nadeau explains in his book Asian Religions a Cultural Perspective, “In the Mahayana countries, however, the nuns’ order remains strong, particularly in Tibet and in Chinese speaking communities.”[100]"

Women in Buddhism - Wikipedia.

" The 14th Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama spoke at a conference on Women in Buddhism at the University of Hamburg in 2007:

Warfare has traditionally been carried out primarily by men since they seem better physically equipped for aggressive behavior. Women, on the other hand, tend to be more caring and more sensitive to others’ discomfort and pain. Although men and women have the same potentials for aggression and warm-heartedness, they differ in which of the two more easily manifests. Thus, if the majority of world leaders were women, perhaps there would be less danger of war and more cooperation on the basis of global concern. I sympathize with feminists, but they must not merely shout. They must exert efforts to make positive contributions to society.[108]

In 2009, at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, he said: “I call myself a feminist. Isn’t that what you call someone who fights for women’s rights?”[109]

He also said that by nature, women are more compassionate “based on their biology and ability to nurture and birth children.” He called on women to “lead and create a more compassionate world,” citing the good works of nurses and mothers.[110]

In 2007 he said that the next Dalai Lama could possibly be a woman, remarking “If a woman reveals herself as more useful the lama could very well be reincarnated in this form”.[111]

In 2010 he stated that “twenty or thirty years ago”, when discussing whether a woman could be a Dalai Lama in the future, he said yes but “I also said half-jokingly that if the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is female, she must be very attractive. The reason is so that she will have more influence on others. If she is an ugly female, she won’t be very effective, will she?”[112]

During a 2014 interview with Larry King when asked if he thought we will ever see a female Dalai Lama he stated “Yes! That’s very possible.” he recalled telling a reporter in Paris many years ago that it is possible mentioning that there are some female Lama’s in history dating “…six or seven centuries ago, so it is nothing new.” He then recalled joking with the reporter, “If female Dalai Lama come, that female must be very, very attractive. [It’s] More useful”[113][114]

In 2015 he repeated this anecdote during an interview with the BBC on refugees. When asked if the Dalai Lama could be a woman he answered “Yes”. Recalling again an interview in Paris the possibility he said, “I mentioned, Why not? The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion…therefore I think female[s] should take more important role and then—I told the reporter—if a female does come her face should be very, very attractive.” The interviewer Clive Myrie then asked if a female Dalai Lama must be attractive, he followed up, “I mean. If female Dalai Lama come, then that female must be attractive. Otherwise not much use.” Myrie replied “You’re joking, I’m assuming. Or you’re not joking?” to which The Dalai Lama insisted “No. True!”. The Dalai Lama then pointed to his own face, stating that some people think he is very attractive and continued to laugh.[115][116]"

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hihihi…
I LOVE the Dalai Lama :heart_eyes:

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@NightHawk999
To your list I would add the following:
Dipa Ma: An Indian Theravadin Vipassana teacher who taught in the U.S.
Sharon Salzberg: A prominent American Vipassana teacher.
Tara Brach: a well known American psychologist and spiritual teacher in the Vipassana mindfulness approach. She is the author of the book “Radical Acceptance” (which I highly recommend) and developed the RAIN method of guided meditation.
Roshi Joan Halifax: an American female Zen Master who runs the Upaya retreat center in New Mexico. She has a background in anthropology and has also done extensive work in the field of shamanism.

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