Boucher celebrates the many contributions of women to American Buddhism and provides an intimate look at the lives of women who are the teachers, scholars, nuns, and followers of a newly evolving Buddhist practice in this country. "A thought-provoking examination".--Victoria Scott, San Francisco Chronicle. Photos.

'Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand feminism, Buddhist practice in America today, and where and how these two movements meet.'—Susan Griffin, author of Woman and Nature