Paula W. (atlantateacher) - , reviewed on 9/9/2007 + 21 more book reviews

This book celebrates the flowering of women in American Buddhism. Lenore Friedman set out to explore this phenomenon by interviewing some of the remarkable women who were teaching Buddhism in the United States. The seventeen women she writes about vary in background, personality, and form of teaching. Together the represent the growing presence and influence of women teachers in Americaâa development that will surely affect Buddhism in the West for years to come.

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