A Feminist Exegesis of Non-Self: On Classical Buddhist Understanding of Personhood and Identity
Buddhism and feminism appear to be two very different strains of thought. One originated in ancient Northeast India and the other gained momentum in the modern West. Traditional Buddhist discourses have rarely tended to the issue of gender except in a handful of Mahāyāna scriptures1 whose authenticity is questioned by some Theravādins, while Western feminists…