Renunciation and empowerment of Buddhist nuns in Myanmar-Burma : building a community of female faithful / by Hiroko Kawanami.
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TextSeries: Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; vol. 33.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - 9789004245723
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- Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) -- Burma -- Sagaing (Division)
- Buddhist nuns -- Burma -- Sagaing (Division)
- Buddhist convents -- Burma -- Sagaing (Division)
- Vie religieuse et monastique -- Bouddhisme -- Birmanie -- Sagaing (Division)
- Nonnes bouddhistes -- Birmanie -- Sagaing (Division)
- Couvents bouddhiques -- Birmanie -- Sagaing (Division)
- RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General
- Buddhist convents
- Buddhist nuns
- Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
- Burma -- Sagaing (Division)
- Boeddhisme
- Nonnen
- Birma
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- BQ6160.B932
- online - EBSCO
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Title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 20, 2013).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Renunciation and Empowerment of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar-Burma, Kawanami offers a detailed account of how Buddhist nuns build their monastic community through fostering scriptural education and engaging in religious activities devoted to the dissemination of the Buddha's teaching.
Preface; List of Figures and Maps; Introduction; 1 The Spectrum of Female Renunciation; 2 Motivations for Renunciation; 3 Becoming a Buddhist Nun; 4 Political and Legal Provisions; 5 Religious Transactions with Society; 6 Scholastic Lineage and Nuns' Education; 7 Nunneries and Nunnery Schools; 8 Passing on the Legacy; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.