Legitimizing Legitimization
Tārā’s Assimilation of Masculine Qualities in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and the Feminist ‘Reclaiming’ of Theological Discourse
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 14949044 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Raymond Lam, Raymond W Lam (0000-0001-7142-4669, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2014 |
| Volumen | 22 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 157-172 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735013507853 |
| OpenAlex | W2322078798 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 12 |
This essay examines how Tārā ‘reclaims’ the discourse of enlightenment for Buddhist women and feminist theologians. Despite universal concern for the liberation of all beings, Buddhahood in mainstream texts and narratives was confined to male deities and masters, or females that switched their genders in their final rebirth. Furthermore, Tārā’s senior male bodhisattvas, Avalokiteśvara and Mañjuśrî, overwhelmingly monopolized compassion and wisdom as the latters’ embodiments. This study proposes how Tārā’s theology gradually came to distinguish her from her male colleagues and reclaim the state of Buddhahood. Tārā is an unequivocally female Buddha in Vajrayāna Buddhism because she has managed to assimilate these theological virtues that were essentially reserved as masculine, correcting them as genderless qualities without identity. Tārā’s legitimization sets a concrete precedent for the title of ‘Buddha’ to be included amongst the categories of feminine faith and practice
Aesthetics · Art · Bodhisattva · Buddhism · Compassion · Enlightenment · Faith · Feminist theology · Gautama Buddha · Literature · Mainstream · Narrative · Renunciation · Sociology · Theology · Virtue · Gender Studies · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Study and Philosophy of Religion
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| Citas por año | 0,25 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |