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The inaugural academic research endeavour singularly focused on Theravadin Buddhist nuns within the Australian context. An abridged iteration of the doctoral dissertation, this study examines some of the gender equity issues faced by Buddhist women. Through interviews with Buddhist monastics and lay devotees, the author explores the unique socioreligious landscape of Theravada Buddhism in Australia. In adherence to research ethics and for archival integrity, all interview transcripts are appended, thereby preserving the authentic voices and lived experiences of the Australian nuns.

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Roy Sneddon is a Scottish-born Australian living in Adelaide, South Australia. Following a long involvement with academia, he has achieved a BGenSt (Griffith University), MHlthAdm (Flinders University), and a PhD (University of Adelaide). His interest in Buddhism was sparked some thirty years ago in Japan when, while desperate for something to read, he found a discarded Buddhist text translated to English. This moment of happenstance eventually culminated in his doctoral research: Exploring Gender Equity Issues facing Theravada Buddhist Nuns in Australia, for which Roy travelled the country yarning with local nuns and monks. Now with his thesis completed, Roy can happily return to his meditation practices: motorcycle rides, Wing Chun Kung Fu and beekeeping.

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