Being a Buddhist nun : the struggle for enlightenment in the Himalayas /

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They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, B...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gutschow, Kim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Buddhist nuns > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Enlightenment (Buddhism)
Illumination (Bouddhisme)
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women
Buddhist nuns
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
Boeddhisme.
Nonnen.
Emancipatie.
India > Jammu and Kashmir
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gendering monasticism
  • Locating Buddhism in Zangskar
  • The Buddhist economy of merit
  • The Buddhist traffic in women
  • Becoming a nun
  • Why nuns cannot be monks
  • Can nuns gain enlightenment?
  • Monasticism and modernity.

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