Linked with Sr. Bhikkhuni Dhammananda alias former Dr. Chatsumarn Kabilsingh – Thailand, and with The Chaing Mei Declaration.
Sakyadhita, the name of the International Association of Buddhist Women, means « Daughters of the Buddha. » The objectives of Sakyadhita, as expressed at its founding meeting in 1987 in Bodhgaya, India, are:
- To promote world peace through the practice of the Buddha’s teachings,
- To create a network of communications for Buddhist women throughout the world,
- To promote harmony and understanding among the various Buddhist traditions,
- To encourage and help educate women as teachers of Buddhadharma,
- To provide improved facilities for women to study and practice the teachings,
- To help establish the Bhikshuni Sangha (community of fully-ordained nuns) where it does not currently exist.
Buddhist Women as Teachers.
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