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The Tibetan nun Mingyur Peldrön : a woman of power and privilege /

"Born to a powerful family and educated at the prominent Mindröling Monastery, the Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher Mingyur Peldrön (1699-1769) leveraged her privileged status and overcame significant adversity, including exile during a civil war, to play a central role in the reconstruction...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melnick Dyer, Alison (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Note to the Reader
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Privileged Life
  • 2. Authorizing the Saint
  • 3. Multivocal Lives
  • 4. Mingyur Peldrön the Diplomat
  • 5. The Death of Mingyur Peldrön and the Making of a Saint
  • Tibetan Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.