Dhammamata: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's notion of motherhood in Buddhist women practitioners.(Essay)

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

The monastic lifestyle differs considerably from common notions of women's happiness. Physical beauty is generally considered important for women, but those who choose the Buddhist monastic life shave their heads and eyebrows and observe precepts which include abstinence from wearing make-up, dressing up and wearing perfume. Moreover, women in ascetic practice must renounce family life, where many women would normally find intimacy and happiness as wives and mothers. Even unmarried women who have expertise in professional occupations are told that for them true happiness does not ...

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