Chinese Bhiksunis in contemporary China: beliefs and practices on Three-Plus-One Project

The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth study of Pushou Temple to examine the achievements of bhiksunis in terms of Dharma practice, education, and charitable work in contemporary China. Although it presents a case study on just one order of bhiksunis, the author hopes to demonstrate tha...

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1. VerfasserIn: Mao, Rujing (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: SpringerOpen [2015]
In: International journal of Dharma Studies
Jahr: 2015, Band: 3
weitere Schlagwörter:B Vinaya practice
B Charitable work
B Pushou Temple
B Sangha education
B Bhiksuni Rurui
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth study of Pushou Temple to examine the achievements of bhiksunis in terms of Dharma practice, education, and charitable work in contemporary China. Although it presents a case study on just one order of bhiksunis, the author hopes to demonstrate that the practices of this order is significant for bhiksunis throughout contemporary China.
ISSN:2196-8802
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of Dharma Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1186/s40613-015-0020-6