Being a Buddhist nun : the struggle for enlightenment in the Himalayas / Kim Gutschow.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.Description: xix, 333 p. : ill. 25 cmISBN: - 0674012879 (alk. paper)
- 294.3/657/08209546 22
- BQ6160.I42 J36 2004
Contents:
Gendering monasticism -- Locating Buddhism in Zangskar -- The Buddhist economy of merit -- The Buddhist traffic in women -- Becoming a nun -- Why nuns cannot be monks -- Can nuns gain enlightenment? -- Monasticism and modernity.
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| MARY IMMACULATE LIBRARY Open Shelf | BQ6160.I42 J36 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 74179 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-322) and index.
Gendering monasticism -- Locating Buddhism in Zangskar -- The Buddhist economy of merit -- The Buddhist traffic in women -- Becoming a nun -- Why nuns cannot be monks -- Can nuns gain enlightenment? -- Monasticism and modernity.
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