Publisher's Synopsis
Buddhism ceaselessly challenged these religious inroads to social attitudes and approaches. Gender difference is not to stand in the way of women in religion or society. Itthibhavo no kiṃ kayira? "What will our being women matter?" The Buddhist nun Soma roared back in this manner at a heckling Mara. Spiritual profundity of nuns like Dhammadinna and Vajira should remain undiminishing sources of inspiration to women anywhere in the world.
