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Birthdate: 1936-07-15
Gender: female
Education: Graduate Theological Union (MA | history and phenomenology of religion, 1990)
Ohio State University (BA|English Literature-British and Commonwealth, 1958)
Occupations: writer
Vipassana teacher
meditation teacher
editor
Organizations: Tricycle The Buddhist Review
San Francisco Chronicle
The Sun
Great Vow Zen Center, Oregon
Women’s Liberation Movement
The Persimmon Tree magazine (show all 7)
University of Illinois Press
Awards and honors: MacDowell Colony Fellowship
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (Literature)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Places of residence: San Francisco, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Nuns Island, Sri Lanka
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Turning The Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism by Sandy Boucher

Great collection about modern American women and their place/experience in American Buddhism.

May 5, 20181 other review

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Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion: A Path Toward Clarity and Peace by Sandy Boucher

Definitely a women's spirituality book rather than a Buddhism book, if you know what I mean.

Dec 6, 20221 other review

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Dancing in the Dharma: The Life and Teachings of Ruth Denison by Sandy Boucher

Ayya Sobhana's review: Ruth Denison had a powerful impact on western Buddhists in California. She was appreciated and praised by the local bhikkhus. Her generosity towards the bhikkhunīs was an important inspiration for the donation of the forest land for Aranya Bodhi Hermitage.

Feb 27, 2026

PSZC 615 reviews

Turning The Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism by Sandy Boucher

"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

Mar 29, 20191 other review

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