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I never thought about women practicing Buddism. Are there just as many women as men who practice?

April 26, 2017buddism men Practice women

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I never thought about women practicing Buddism. Are there just as many women as men who practice?

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A. Yes. At least in our sangha (community) there may actually be more women than men, and the balance varies back and forth over time. We have two teachers, a married couple, and their teacher was an Englishwoman named Jiyu Kennett (Jiyu being her Dharma name; before that she was known as Peggy).