NOTE:  This site currently contains preliminary information on the 2008 Buddhist Womens Conference. The date, location and lodging information are firm, but a final program is in development.

We expect to have the Conference Brochure, registration forms, online registration, final workshops and schedule, menu selections and other features completed by mid to late December. Please check back occasionally to see how we're doing. Thanks for your patience. More . . .

Scholarship

We endeavor to support and further develop a non-andocentric discipline of Buddhist scholarship that includes the history of women in Buddhism and inquires into the causes and conditions that shaped the historical roles of Buddhist women and the patriarchal cultural legacies that are still affect women in Buddhism today.

Spirituality

The Plenary Panel will feature leading women practitioners or teachers from three different Buddhist traditions giving their insight on women’s spiritual life and their Dharma journeys in the 21st century, and to reflect on current challenges and opportunities women face as Buddhist practitioners.

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A wide array of breakout sessions and workshops will range from the scholarly, to the practical, to just plain fun. Topics will be of particular interest to Buddhist women, offered by local facilitators, and aimed at helping women live fuller lives in the Dharma.

For more information about the Conference, follow this LINK, or click the "Conference 2008" navigation button on your left.