Posts tagged menstruation
Sacrifice And Rituals: Rethinking Menstruation In Chinese Buddhism
Sacrifice And Rituals: Rethinking Menstruation In Chinese Buddhism

(ANALYSIS) Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” Today, women reinterpret these beliefs, emphasizing maternal sacrifice, agency and alternative understandings of female bodies.

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Analysis, Asia, Buddhism, China, Culture, Health, History, Science, Society, Women, women, NewsMegan BrysonMegan Bryson, China, Buddhism, women, analysis, religion, motherhood, menstruation, health, science, Asia, Secondary featureComment
A Journey to Eradicate Menstrual Exile
A Journey to Eradicate Menstrual Exile

In western parts of Nepal, menstruating girls and women are sent to cow sheds or huts despite a law banning the practice. The Nepalis in Myanmar also treat the practice as an integral part of their culture. Nandar Gyawalli is calling for the abolition of this tradition which recently claimed the lives of a mother and two sons in Nepal.

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Asia, Religion, Religion News, News, CultureVishal AroraPrimary Feature, Vishal Arora, Menstrual Exile, Nepal, menstruation, Hindu, Hindu-majority, Nandar Gyawalli, news