
HPI 16 - Better Half - Women in Ancient India
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
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The Tehri Gata: A Companion to a Second Work on Women
The Buddha had a hard time accepting the notion that women should join his community of renouncers. The Isfaitambhara Jaina's, by contrast, believe that women can achieve this goal. As for the Upanishads, we've already seen them giving women a significant role in ritual practices and philosophical debate.
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