Daughters of the Buddha

Kajaṅgalā

Daughters of the Buddha

Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Gotamī
- The First Nun
- The Gift of a Robe
- Ordination
- Freedom and Gratitude
- A Spectacular Passing Away
Khemā
- On the Nature of the Tathāgata
- Dispassion Toward Sensuality
Uppalavaṇṇā
- Role Models for Nuns
- Defeating Māra
- Mastery of the Mind
Kisāgotamī
- No Need for a Man or Children
- The Wisdom of Release
Vijayā
- Meditation Instead of Entertainment
- From Restlessness to Liberation
Cālā
- Transcending Birth
- The Misery of Birth
Upacālā
- No Interest in Heaven
- Beyond the World
Sīsupacālā
- Beyond Views
- The Vision That Frees
Vīrā
- Dismantling Reification
- An Excellent Field of Merit
- A Heroine
Selā
- A Teaching on Emptiness
- The Chariot Simile
- Freedom from Sensuality
Somā
- Women’s Abilities
- Female Saints
- Freedom of the Mind
Āḷavikā
- An Escape from the World
- The Nuns and Māra
Dhammadinnā
- The Discourse by Dhammadinnā
- Clarifications on Selfing
- Morality, Concentration, and Wisdom
- On Concentration
- The Three Formations
- Cessation Attainment
- Feeling Tones and Underlying Tendencies
- Counterparts
- Authentication
- Aspiring for Total Freedom
Kajaṅgalā
- A Difficult Question
- Ones to Threes: Arousing Disenchantment and Dispassion
- Fours to Eights: Cultivating the Mind
- The Nines and Tens
Soṇā
- The Six Teachers and the Buddha
- Soṇā’s Challenge
- Soṇā’s Victory
- Liberation
Bhaddā Kaccānā
- A Meritorious Offering
- Looking After the Needs of Others
Bhaddā Kāpilānī
- A Telling Smile
- Aspiring for a Female Rebirth
- A Celestial Beauty
- Offerings to Past Buddhas
- Offerings to a Paccekabuddha
- More Offerings and the Wish to Remain a Woman
- A Foremost Nun
- A Liberated Couple
Mallikā
- Mallikā’s Teachings on the Drawbacks of Worldly Affection
- More Affection Results in More Grief
- Mallikā Reveals the Primacy of Affection for Oneself
Nakulamātā
- Teachings to an Ailing Husband
- Nakulamātā’s Inspiring Qualities
Nandamātā
- Meeting the Heavenly King Vessavaṇa
- Nandamātā’s Superb Balance of Mind
- Nandamātā’s Meditative Accomplishment
Khujjuttarā
- Role Models for Female Lay Disciples
- Three Faculties Related to Penetrative Knowledge
- The Two Nirvana Elements
Epilogue
- Outstanding Nuns
- Remarkable Nuns
- Outstanding Female Lay Disciples
Abbreviations
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
Copyright

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