The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS), in collaboration with the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI), invites you to an insightful lecture as part of the

Topic: Gender and Buddhist Doctrine

Speaker: Prof. Alice Collett (University of St Andrews)

In this thought-provoking lecture, Prof. Collett critically examines gender representations in Buddhist texts, challenging traditional assertions of female inferiority using fundamental Buddhist doctrines such as pratītya-samutpāda (dependent arising) and anātman (non-self). She explores whether Buddhist teachings genuinely distinguish between male and female natures through an analysis of skandhas (Pāli: khandhas, constituent parts of being) and indriyas (faculties).

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