This transdisciplinary book brings together essays that explore the variety and diversity of Buddhist masculinities, from early India to the contemporary United States, and from bodhisattva-kings to martial monks.

AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Masculinities Beyond the Buddha, by Megan BrysonPart 1: Masculine Models1. Middle Way Masculinity: The Bodhisattva Siddh¿rtha as a Renunciant in Early Buddhist Texts and Art, by Dessislava Vendova2. How Chan Masters Became "Great Men": Masculinity in Chinese Chan Buddhism, by Kevin Buckelew3. Men of Virtue: Reexamining the Bodhisattva King in Sri Lanka, by Stephen C. BerkwitzPart 2: Mighty Masters4. The Siddha Who Tamed Tibet: Padmasambhava's Tantric Masculinity, by Joshua Brallier Shelton5. Building a Nation on the Dharma Battlefield: Lay Zen Masculinities in Modern Japan, by Rebecca Mendelson6. Macho Buddhism (Redux): Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way, by Bee SchererPart 3: Making Men7. Being a Man vs. Being a Monk: Alternative Versions of Burmese Buddhist Masculinity, by Ward Keeler8. Hanuman, Heroes, and Buddhist Masculinity in Contemporary Thailand, by Natawan Wongchalard9. Buddhism and Afro-Asian Masculinities in The Man with the Iron Fists, by Marcus EvansPart 4: Breaking Boundaries10. The Afterlife of the Tang Monk: Buddhist Masculinity and the Image of Xuanzang in East Asia, by Geng Song11. Real Monks Don't Have G¿hastha Sex: Revisiting Male Celibacy in Classical South Asian Buddhism, by Amy Paris LangenbergAppendix: Character GlossaryContributorsIndex