Inside the 18th International Sakyadhita Conference
An unexpected feature underscored the care that went into this annual event, this year drawing 3,000 women.
Vanessa R. Sasson
Vanessa R. Sasson is a professor of Religious Studies in the Liberal Arts department of Marianopolis College. She is the author of Yasodhara and the Buddha (Bloomsbury 2021) and The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women (Equinox 2023)
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