About Vanessa Sasson

Vanessa R. Sasson is a distinguished professor of Religious Studies at Marianopolis College, where she has imparted knowledge since 1999. She holds positions as a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State and a Research Member of CERIAS at UQAM. Sasson is renowned for her academic prowess, having authored and edited numerous esteemed works, including "Little Buddhas: Children and Childhood in Buddhist Texts and Traditions" and "Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary." Her latest venture into fiction, "Yasodhara and the Buddha," received international acclaim, inspiring her forthcoming novel, "The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women." Sasson's multidimensional approach to scholarship ensures her enduring influence in academia.
Vanessa R. Sasson is a distinguished professor of Religious Studies at Marianopolis College, where she has imparted knowledge since 1999. She holds positions as a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State and a Research Member of CERIAS at UQAM. Sasson is renowned for her academic prowess, having authored and edited numerous esteemed works, including "Little Buddhas: Children and Childhood in Buddhist Texts and Traditions" and "Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary." Her latest venture into fiction, "Yasodhara and the Buddha," received international acclaim, inspiring her forthcoming novel, "The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women." Sasson's multidimensional approach to scholarship ensures her enduring influence in academia.
San Francisco Zen Center

Vanessa Sasson on the storytelling of women in early Buddhism

17
Apr
2024