11th conference program

11th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
December 28, 2009, to January 3, 2010

Conference Theme: “Eminent Buddhist Women”

Tentative Conference Program

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  • Buddhist Women of Vietnam
  • TBA (To be announced)
  • Buddhist Women of the World
  • Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns
  • Punyawati Guruma
  • Women Practitioners and Their Precepts in Contemporary Theravada Buddhism
  • Tomomi Ito
  • Pongnyŏgwan: The Eminent Bhiksuni of Cheju Island
  • Hyangsoon Yi
  • The Changing Roles of Mongolian Women in Buddhist Culture
  • Gantuya Magsarjava
  • Bhiksuni Rei Miao: an Embodiment of Transcultural Values
  • Malia Dominica Wong
  • A Bright Shining Star: Bhiksuni Yan Zhi
  • Lee Terk Seek
  • Buddhist Women and Leadership
  • Buddhist Women as Leaders
  • Karma Lekshe Tsomo
  • Buddhist Women and Leadership in Taiwan
  • Chang Wu Shih
  • The Leadership of Bhiksuni Master Daehaeng and the One Mind Zen Center (Hanmaum Seonwon) in South Korea
  • Pori Park
  • Dharma in Action: Learning Leadership and Skillful Communication through the Dharma
  • Patricia Galaczy

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  • Eminent Women in Early Buddhist History
  • Eminent Women in Buddhist History
  • Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Vietnam)
  • Vishakha, the Miggar Mata
  • Dhammacharini Jnanasuri
  • Jing Jian and an Ling Shou: The First Nuns of China
  • Roseanne Freese
  • The Origin of Bhikkunis in Thailand
  • Kritsana Raksachom

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  • Eminent Women in Text and Reality
  • The Appearance of the Holy Mother in the Samgukyusa
  • Jung Wan Sunim
  • Lady of Illusion: Seeking Niguma
  • Sarah Harding
  • Three Generations of Eminent Nuns in Vietnam
  • Elise DeVido
  • The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron (1699-1769) in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism
  • Kalsang Dorjee Bhutia

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  • Women Writing Buddhism: Poetry and Oral History
  • Modern Lotus of Wisdom: Thai Buddhist Poetry by Women Poets
  • Suchitra Chongstitvatana
  • The Poetic Worlds of Zukui Jifu, an Eminent Nun of 17th-Century China
  • Beata Grant
  • Remembering Pelling Ani Wangdzin: Oral Biography and Women in Tibetan Buddhist Cultures
  • Amy Holmes-Tagchung
  • Composing a Life: Using Oral Histories to Record the Lives of Buddhist Nuns
  • Judith Liu

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  • Buddhist Women’s Communities
  • Theravada Bhikkhunis in India Today
  • RuHong Shih
  • A Challenge to Contemporary Tibetan Nuns: The Case of Yachen Nunnery in Kham
  • Padma’thso
  • Jamin Sunim and the Bhikkhunis of Hyang Jeok Temple: "Living as a Master of the World"
  • Chan E. Park
  • Vietnamese Buddhist Women’s Communities in North America
  • Thich Nu Tinh Quang

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  • Living Simply, Protecting the Environment
  • Grounding in Groundlessness
  • Adrienne Cochran
  • Buddhist Women as Conservationists: Environmental Ethics and Poverty Eradication
  • Savinder Kaur Gill
  • The Lonely Eco-fight of Jiyul Sunim: The Green Resonance of Humans and Salamanders
  • Eun-su Cho
  • Greening a Pure Land: Zhengyan (1937– ) and Buddhist Ecology in Contemporary Taiwan
  • Zhiru Shih

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  • Eminent Buddhist Women of the 20th Century
  • Bhikkhuni Ta Tao Fashih: The First Bhikkhuni in Thailand
  • Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Thailand)
  • Dipa Ma: Mother of Light
  • Subhra Barua Pavagadhi
  • Heart of Light: Anagarika Dhammadinna
  • Jayanta Johannesen
  • A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns: Bhikkhuni Nhu Thanh (1911-1999)
  • Thich Nu Nhu Nguyet
  • Mummy-la: The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi
  • Tenzin Palmo

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  • Socially Engaged Buddhist Women
  • Socially Engaged Buddhism: Amidism in Action
  • Modgala Duguid
  • Korean Bhikkhunis and Social Engagement: Transforming Sentient Beings
  • Hyesong Jeon
  • All for the Love of Our Animal Friends: Buddhist Women As Independent Pet Rescuers in Malaysia
  • Sonam Wangmo

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  • Buddhist Education Across Cultures
  • Buddhist Education Across Cultures
  • Elisa Cadwell
  • Buddhist Women Teachers: Lay and Ordained
  • Sister Sumangala
  • Bhiksuni Xiuwen: Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education
  • Yu-chen Li
  • Buddhism and Buddhology: One Root, Two Fruits
  • Jampa Tsedroen

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  • Diverse Dharma Paths
  • Liberation from Gender-based Oppression: From Beauty Standards to Sex Trafficking
  • Bonna Devora Haberman
  • The Friendship between Catholic Nuns and Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan
  • Guo Hsiang Shih
  • Images of the Feminine in Buddhism and Christianity: “Wisdom and Her Bounty”
  • Morny Joy
  • Bhiksuni Hiu Wan’s Grand World Tour
  • Shu-yuan Lin
  • Canadian Buddhist Interaction—Or Not?
  • Mavis Fenn

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  • Exceptional Role Models
  • A Relevant Role Model: An Ordinary Woman (Like Me) Who Achieved Enlightenment
  • Rita M. Gross
  • The Meaning of Mountain in the Korean Tradition of Eminent Bhiksunis
  • Hyesoen Sunim
  • Buddhist Women Beyond Borders
  • Christie Yuling Chang
  • The Life and Work of Bhiksuni Tri Hai
  • Thich Nu Huong Nhu

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