Buddhist Children and Misunderstood Crows

Abstract This article reviews the book Little Buddhas: Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions . It first gives an overview of the contents, altogether nineteen articles discussing children and childhood in Buddhist texts and traditions. Subsequently, the concepts of kākuṭṭepaka pab...

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Main Author: Kieffer-Pülz, Petra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-197
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BL Buddhism
Further subjects:B kākuḍḍepaka pabbajjā / kākuṭṭepaka (!)
B Buddhism
B Vinaya
B Children
B Novices
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Summary:Abstract This article reviews the book Little Buddhas: Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions . It first gives an overview of the contents, altogether nineteen articles discussing children and childhood in Buddhist texts and traditions. Subsequently, the concepts of kākuṭṭepaka pabbajjā and upāsaka pravrajyā , presented in one of the articles, are discussed in more detail.
ISSN:1572-8536
Contains:Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06401006