Human Rights & Discrimination: Japan’s Outcastes, the Burakumin

Reading List Entry
Zen and the Art of Religious Prejudice: Efforts to Reform a Tradition of Social Discrimination by William Bodiford (Japanese Journal of Religious Studies #458, 23/1–2: 1-27, 1996)
Alldritt, Leslie D. (2000) “The Burakumin: The Complicity of Japanese Buddhism in Oppression and an Opportunity for Liberation” – Journal of Buddhist Ethics 7
Kasahara, Toshinori (1996) Shin Buddhism and the Buraku-min. Shin Dharma Net.
Pruning the Bodhi Tree: The Storm over Critical Buddhism. Edited by Jamie Hubbard and Paul L. Swanson (Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 1997) – also available in the library

Human Rights & Discrimination: Gender, Women, and LGBTQ+

Reading List Entry
Feminist Buddhism as Praxis: Women in Traditional Buddhism by Noriko Kawahashi (Japanese Journal of Religious Studies #668, 30/3–4: 291–313, 2003 – more articles available on this site)
フェミニズムと宗教 川橋範子
「宗門における男女共同参画推進のために」　川橋範子
『ジェンダーで学ぶ宗教学』 川橋範子 （京 都 : 世界思想社 2007.10） – 慶応図書館内
「流転輪廻という混沌を体現する：クィア仏 教的「解放の神学」を目指して」ー ビー・シェーラー Bee Scherer（序文・訳:川本佳苗）
Video Lecture: Gender, LGBTQ, and Discrimination—The Wish for the Well-being of All People: Ms. Kaori Matsuzaki (board member of the Institute for Abbots of the Future, Japan Buddhist Federation public relations office)
This Monk Wears Heels: Be Who You Are – Rev. Kodo Nishimura (Watkins Publishing, 2022)
See the Afterword in Engaged Buddhism in Japan Volume II by Watts for more resources
Video Lecture: International Cooperation & Advocacy with Ms. Mika Edaki, Director of the AYUS International Buddhist Cooperation Network. July 15, 2022
A Sangha for Peace & Inclusivity: Intersectionality in Gender Work in Japan. May, 2024