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Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha
Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha Author:Kathryn R. Blackstone Kathryn Blackstone coaxes the reader into a detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkunis. She considers this issue not only on the basis of previous historical studies, and informed by the complicated symbolism of the text, but also in order to unearth the attitudes and assumptions inherent in the text, and... more » to examine the terms, images, events, and situations insofar as they reveal the feminine perspective of the bhikkhuni-sangha.« less
ISBN-13: 9788120817159 ISBN-10: 812081715X Pages:185 Edition:1st Indian ed Rating: