Tag: Women in Buddhism

• The Buddha’s Promise to an Anxious Woman That Forever Affirmed Female Enlightenment

  

  In the annals of world religion, the voices of women are often muted or absent entirely. Yet, a 2,500-year-old Buddhist text contains a scene of such profound personal validation and radical inclusion that it echoes into our modern search for spiritual equality. This is the story of how one woman’s fear unlocked a universal truth.…

  William Altig

  December 26, 2025

  The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Ancient Wisdom, Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi, Buddha, Buddhist history, Buddhist Monasticism, Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Sangha, Chapter 13 Lotus Sutra, enlightenment for all, Female Enlightenment, Gautami, Lotus Sutra, Mahā-Prajāpatī, Radical Inclusion, Spiritual Equality, Women in Buddhism

• Chapter 13–Yasodharā’s Assurance of Enlightenment

  

  Then Yasodharā, the mother of Rahula, felt a pang of disappointment, thinking, “The Lord has not mentioned me.” Understanding her thoughts, the Buddha spoke to her: “Yasodharā, fear not. You will also become a Bodhisattva and a teacher of spiritual law. You will guide ten thousand kotis of others on their paths to enlightenment, and…

  William Altig

  December 25, 2023

  Chapter 13, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  Bodhisattva Path, Buddha’s Teachings, Buddhist Literature, Buddhist Nuns, Buddhist Wisdom, Compassion and Wisdom, Dharmaparyāya, Enlightenment, Gautamī, Historical Buddhism, Lotus Sutra, spiritual awakening, Spiritual Leadership, Women in Buddhism, Yasodharā