Women in Buddhism
Glimpses of Space: The Feminine Principle and EVAM. in Glimpses of the Profound. Chöygam Trungpa Rinpoche. (Boston MA: Shambhala Publications, 2016)
Yasodharā, The Wife of the Bōdhisattva: the Sinhala Yasodharāvata (The Story of Yasodharā) and the Sinhala Yasodharāpadānaya (The Sacred Biography of Yasodharā). trans. Ranjini Obeyesekere. (Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 2009)
When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty: The Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet. Hildegard Diemberger. (New York NY: Columbia University Press, 2007)
The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava: The Indian Consort of Padmasambhava. trans. Lama Chonam and Sangye Khandro. (Somerville MA: Wisdom Publications, 1998)
Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro. Sarah H. Jacoby. (New York NY: Columbia University Press, 2014)
The Elders’ Verses II: Therīgāthā. trans. K.R. Norman. (Oxford: Pali Text Society, 1995)
Women of Wisdom. Tsultrim Allione. (New York NY: Routledge & Kegan Paul Inc., 1984‐ 1987)
Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism. Judith Simmer‐ Brown. (Boston MA: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2001)
Machig Labdrön and the Foundations of Chöd. Jérôme Edou. (Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1996)
Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists, & the Art of the Self. Anne Carolyn Klein. (Ithaca NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1995‐2008)
Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women. Charles Hallisey. (Boston MA: Harvard University Press, 2015)
The Lotus‐Born: the Life Story of Padmasambhava. Yeshe Tsogyal. trans. Erik Pema Kunsang. (Hong Kong: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1993)
Sky Dancer: The Secret Life and Songs of Yeshe Tsogyel. trans. Keith Dowman. (Ithaca NY: Snow Lion, 1984‐1996)
Restricted to Vajrayana Students:
Niguma, Lady of Illusion. Sarah Harding. (Ithaca NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2010)
Refining Our Perception of Reality: Sera Khandro’s Commentary on Dudjom Lingpa’s Account of His Visionary Journey. trans. Ngawang Zangpo. (Boston MA: Snow Lion an Imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2013)