Tag: Women in Buddhism
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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.…
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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…