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Making Our Way: On Women and Buddhism

By Sandy Boucher, Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita M. Gross, Lama Palden Drolma — 2016

Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita Gross, and Lama Palden Drolma discuss how women are defining new roles as Buddhist leaders, teachers, and practitioners. Introduction by Sandy Boucher

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