The Princess Nun : Bunchi, Buddhist Reform, and Gender in Early Edo Japan /

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This book tells the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of EnshMji. Bunchi advocated strict adherence to monastic precepts while devoting herself to the posthumous welfare of her family. As the first full-length biographical study of a premodern Japanese nun, this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cogan, Gina, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Asia Center, 2014.
Edition:1 [edition].
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bunchi, > Princess, daughter of Gomizunoo, Emperor of Japan, > 1619-1697.
Enshōji (Nara-shi, Japan)
Enshōji (Nara-shi, Japan) > History.
Reform
Ordensleben
Buddhismus
Buddhist nuns.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
Nonnes bouddhistes > Japon > Biographies.
Buddhist nuns > Japan > Biography.
Japan
Japan.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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