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Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)
Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha - Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Author:Kathryn R. Blackstone A detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkunis. Only text in the Buddhist tradition of known female authorship. Important to anyone investigating women's own perspective on their religion. Also provides a clear statement about how renunciants understand nibbana.