Passing the Light : The Incense Light Community and Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Taiwan /

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"The term "revival" has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun's order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated and greatly outnumber monks. Both characteristics are unprecedented in the hist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yü, Chün-fang, 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wuyin, > Shi.
Orden
Bhikkuni
Buddhismus
Buddhist sanghas.
Buddhist nuns.
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Nonnes bouddhistes > Taiwan.
Saṅghas > Taiwan.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins bouddhiques > Taiwan.
Buddhist nuns > Taiwan.
Buddhist sanghas > Taiwan.
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women > Taiwan.
Taiwan
Taiwan.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The beginning of the Incense Light community
  • Wuyin: the guiding light of the community
  • College Buddhist studies societies
  • Incense Light Buddhist Seminary for nuns
  • Buddhist adult classes
  • Profiles of individual nuns.

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