Eminent Buddhist women /
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| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- INTRODUCTION / Karma Lekshe Tsomo
- "My Sister's Future Buddhahood" : A Jataka of the Buddha's Lifetime as a Woman / Karen Derris
- Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns / Punyawati Guruma
- Brave Daughters of the Buddha : The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhists Nuns / Cristina Bonnet-Acosta
- Pioneering Bhikkhunis in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand / Tomomi Ito
- Bhikkhuni Ta Tao : Paving the Way for Future Generations / Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Chatsumarn Kabilsingh)
- Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam / Elise DeVido
- A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns : Bhikkhuni Nhu Thanh / Thich Nu Nhu Nguyet
- Bhikṣuṇi Tri Hai : A Scented Lotus Life / Thich Nu Huong Nhu
- Bhikṣuṇi Hiuwen : Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education / Yu-chen Li
- Pongnyogwan : The Eminent Bhikṣuṇi of Cheju Island / Hyangsoon Yi
- A Resolute Vision of the Future : Hyechun Sunim's Founding of the National Bhikṣuṇi Association in Korea / Eun-su Cho
- From Mountain to Metropolis : Son Master Daehaeng's Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice / Hyeseon Sunim
- The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism / Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia
- The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher : The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim / Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa
- Kunzang Drolkar : A Delog in Eastern Tibet / Alyson Prude
- Courage as Eminence : Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham / Padma-ʼtsho
- Nuns, Dakinis, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism / Karma Lekshe Tsomo
- Mummy-la : The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi / Tenzin Palmo
- Bhikṣuṇi Ruimiao : An Embodiment of Transcultural Values / Malia Dominica Wong
- What Is a Relevant Role Model? : The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment / Rita M. Gross.