Women living Zen : Japanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns /

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Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Monastic and religious life of women > Japan.
Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism) > Japan.
Religious life > Buddhism.
Buddhist nuns > Japan.
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine > Japon.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Bouddhisme zen > Japon.
Nonnes bouddhistes > Japon.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhist nuns.
Monastic and religious life of women.
Monastic and religious life (Zen Buddhism)
Japan.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index.
ISBN:1423760131
9781423760139
1280471573
9781280471575
0195344154
9780195344158

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