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| Article Name : | | | BUDDHIST’S VIEW ON WOMEN | | Author Name : | | | Ashin Sumana , P. Krishnasamy | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4606 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Nowadays many religionists like to claim that all religions give equal rights to women as equal to men. We only have to look at the world around us today to see the position of women in many societies. It seems that they have no property rights and Socialization, Christian religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, women, social stratification, spiritual phenomena, Sῑla and God are discriminated against in various fields and generally suffer abuse in many subtle forms. Even in western countries, women like the Suffragettes had to fight very hard for their rights. According to Buddhism, it is not justifiable to regard women as inferior. Buddhism is a realistic religion. Both men and women are required for life. One cannot live without the other. In an era when women were mere chattels and slaves, the Buddha, with his infinite compassion, gave them their rightful place. Women freedom helps them to move and associate with men. There was never any segregation of his devotes based on gender. | | Keywords : | | - the law of Kamma (action),
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