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Ellen S. Sidor (editor)
A Gathering of Spirit: Women Teaching in American Buddhism.
Cumberland, RI: Primary Point Press, 1987
"The premise of this book is that Buddhist women, both teachers and practitioners, have immensely valuable gifts to offer in Dharma practice, and that the structure of American Buddhism allows women to assume leadership roles." (p. xiv).
The book is composed of reports of three conferences — in 1983, 1984 and 1985 — organized by Suzanne Bowman, former director of Providence Zen Center. Includes transcripts of most of the talks from the later two

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