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Being a Buddhist Nun : The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas
Being a Buddhist Nun The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas
Author: Kim Gutschow
They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, Buddhist monasticism reflects the very world it ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674012875
ISBN-10: 0674012879
Publication Date: 7/15/2004
Pages: 360
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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