This book is about 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. The biographies tell of inspirational women, born within traditional societies, whose stories can inspire generations of women to come.
This book is about 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. The biographies tell of inspirational women, born within traditional societies, whose stories can inspire generations of women to come.
Alice Collett teaches in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, York St John University, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
* Contents * Foreword by Jonathan S. Walters * Acknowledgements * List of abbreviations * General introduction * Part one: P li biographies * Introduction * 1. Dhammadinn * 2. Khem * 3. Kis gotami * 4. Päc r * 5. Bhadd Kualakes * 6. Uppalavä * Part two: Themes and issues * 7. Female teachers: Dhammadinn * 8. Female beauty: Khem * 9. Female wanderers: Kis gotami * 10. Family, marriage, and class: Päc r * 11. Female conversion: Bhadd Kualakes * 12. Female characteristics: Uppalavä * Conclusion * Afterword by Martin Seeger * Glossary * Bibliography * Index * About the author
* Contents * Foreword by Jonathan S. Walters * Acknowledgements * List of abbreviations * General introduction * Part one: P li biographies * Introduction * 1. Dhammadinn * 2. Khem * 3. Kis gotami * 4. Päc r * 5. Bhadd Kualakes * 6. Uppalavä * Part two: Themes and issues * 7. Female teachers: Dhammadinn * 8. Female beauty: Khem * 9. Female wanderers: Kis gotami * 10. Family, marriage, and class: Päc r * 11. Female conversion: Bhadd Kualakes * 12. Female characteristics: Uppalavä * Conclusion * Afterword by Martin Seeger * Glossary * Bibliography * Index * About the author
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309