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Women in Buddhist Traditions /

"Buddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five centuries in Asia, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally. From India to Japan, Sri Lanka to Russia, Buddhist traditions around the world have their own rich and diverse histories, cultures, reli...

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Autor principal: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation of Names and Terms
  • Introduction: Why Study Women in the Buddhist Traditions?
  • 1. Women in Early Indian Buddhism
  • 2. Buddhist Women in South and Southeast Asia
  • 3. Buddhist Women in East Asia
  • 4. Buddhist Women in Inner Asia
  • 5. Buddhist Women in the West
  • 6. Women's Ordination across Cultures
  • 7. Grassroots Revolution: Buddhist Women and Social Activism
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Questions for Discussion
  • For Further Reading
  • Notes
  • Works Cited