Long-time reader, first-time poster. I am in no way familiar enough to comment on the history of either Buddhism or Hinduism but there seems to be something about this article that should be linked here.

The auther suggests this example as evidence of misogyny:

Buddhist monks, unlike other monks of that period, are not allowed to wander naked for fear they would attract women with their charms, believed to be enhanced because of their chastity and celibacy.

Which I'm not sure how. What little I know about Islam (and Christianity [especially in the past] and parts of the U.S.), one of the reasons women are to cover themselves is to prevent men from being tempted. Can both the quote from the article and Islam's reason from women covering themselves be examples of misogyny?

Also many of the examples the author listed seem more like an aversion to sex rather than hatred of women. However, I do recognize that I am a part of the Western culture who the author writes has a favorable bias towards Buddhism so I would appreciate a more learned view if possible

Disclaimer: This is an older article so you all may have touch on this before. If that is the case I apologize.