Description: "Scholarly research has uncovered accounts of extraordinary women Buddhists, many of whom were recognized by their contemporaries for their powerful practice but excluded from their place in history. Drawing on these discoveries, several Buddhist centers have created women's lineages of their own, and it is this bright thread of untold legend that Sallie Tisdale follows in this groundbreaking work. By rescuing some of the most significant and inspiring tales from obscurity, Tisdale traces women Buddhist masters and teachers across continents and centuries. She draws upon historical, cultural, and Buddhist records and her own Buddhist practice to bring to life these narratives of ancestral Buddhist women."
Brief description:
Sallie Tisdale is the author of several books, including The Best Thing I Ever Tasted and Talk Dirty to Me. She is a consulting editor at Tricycle. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Harper's, the New Yorker, New Republic, Allure, Outside, Vogue, Tin House, Antioch Review, and Creative Nonfiction. Tisdale is currently training as a priest at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon.
Review Quotes:
"Scholarly, warm, and magnetically well-written, this capacious collection of Buddhist women's stories extends our understanding of the dharma in essential ways. It is an enlivening and indispensable volume." - Jane Hirshfield, author of Women in Praise of the Sacred
"An enlivening and indispensable volume." - Jane Hirshfield, author of Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
"Tisdale's descriptive writing is especially imaginative." - Publishers Weekly
"[A] beautifully crafted volume. The universal wisdom and enlightened thinking preserved in this collection transcend gender." - Booklist
"A much-needed account of feminine teachers and leaders in Buddhism." - Kansas City Star
"A well-written, deeply moving collection of stories.... Fanciful and eminently readable." - Buddhadharma
"With her frank and thoughtful writing style, Tisdale takes the reader on a philosophical adventure...." - East West Woman