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Giving Birth to Reality : Experiences of Motherhood in the Stories of Eminent Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners

Creator:

Gallagher, Katelin

Abstract:

Tibetan Buddhism has offered two distinct, seemingly dichotomous perspectives about motherhood as it relates to traversing the spiritual path. In the first, mothering is the antithesis to spiritual development and realization, as it tethers a practitioner to the mundane duties of saṃsāra, the cycle of rebirth and suffering, propelling her...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kate Gallagher for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics