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Book 2016

Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Published
2016
  • Women in buddhism
  • Buddhism, india
  • Buddhist nuns
  • Biography
  • Buddhist women
  • Social life and customs
  • Buddhism
  • History

This title sheds light on the lives of early Buddhist women in India, seen through biographical accounts preserved within the Buddhist tradition for over a thousand years. The biographies reveal strong female characters, who overcame hardships to become exemplar practitioners, depicting inspirational women, born within traditional societies, whose stories can inspire generations of women to come.