The first free women : poems of the early Buddhist nuns /
"This new and captivating translation of the Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Buddhist Nuns) is a modern rendition of classic stories from the very first Buddhist nuns. Reflecting on their lives and revelations, these women wrote countless poems as they embraced their new lives as nuns. Heartwar...
| Uniform Title: | Tipiṭaka. |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder :
Shambhala Publications,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "This new and captivating translation of the Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Buddhist Nuns) is a modern rendition of classic stories from the very first Buddhist nuns. Reflecting on their lives and revelations, these women wrote countless poems as they embraced their new lives as nuns. Heartwarming, enlightening, and sometimes tough in all the right ways, these poems have now been translated to reach a modern audience"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | xxii, 137 pages ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781611807769 161180776X |