Women under the Bō tree: Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka
Women under the Bo Tree examines the tradition of female world-renunciation in Buddhist Sri Lanka. The study is textual, historical and anthropological, and links ancient tradition with contemporary practice. Tessa Bartholomeusz utilizes data based on her field experiences in many contemporary clois...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1994.
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| In: | Year: 1994 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bartholomeusz, Tessa, Women under the Bo Tree] (1999) (Peach, Lucinda Joy)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in religious traditions
5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sri Lanka
/ Bhikkuni
/ Geschichte Anfänge-1990
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| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women (Sri Lanka)
B Buddhist Nuns Sri Lanka B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women ; Sri Lanka B Buddhist nuns ; Sri Lanka B Buddhist Nuns (Sri Lanka) B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women Sri Lanka |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521461290 |