Stars at Dawn: Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha's Life

Stars at Dawn traces the influence of women upon Prince Siddhartha, drawing neglected stories from ancient source material. Using Sanskrit and Pali sources for the first time, author Wendy Garling has penned a persuasive corrective to the patriarchal aspects of Buddha’s biography. Instead of minimizing the role that women played, she tells the story of his grandmother, sister, mother, his stepmother, his co-wives, and his harem, as well as his female disciples, early nuns, and female patrons. World history is always healthier when the women in the stories aren't relegated to the background, and thus Stars at Dawn serves a quietly revolutionary work.

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