| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. one Pali biographies -- Introduction -- 1. Dhammadinna -- 2. Khema -- 3. Kisagotami -- 4. Patacara -- 5. Bhadda Kundalakesa -- 6. Uppalavanna -- pt. two Themes and issues -- 7. Female teachers: Dhammadinna -- 8. Female beauty: Khema -- 9. Female wanderers: Kisagotami -- 10. Family, marriage, and class: Patacara -- 11. Female conversion: Bhadda Kundalakesa -- 12. Female characteristics: Uppalavanna |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women in Buddhism -- India -- History
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Buddhism -- India -- History
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Buddhism
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Women in Buddhism
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India
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199086375 |
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0199086370 |
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