Renunciation and empowerment of Buddhist nuns in Myanmar-Burma : building a community of female faithful

Renunciation and empowerment of Buddhist nuns in Myanmar-Burma : building a community of female faithful / by Hiroko Kawanami.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kawanami, Hiroko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Series:Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; vol. 33.
Subjects:
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > Burma > Sagaing (Division)
Buddhist nuns > Burma > Sagaing (Division)
Buddhist convents > Burma > Sagaing (Division)
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhist convents
Buddhist nuns
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
Boeddhisme.
Nonnen.
Burma > Sagaing (Division)
Birma.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 20, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004245723
9004245723
9004234403
9789004234406
ISSN:1567-2794 ;

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