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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Main Author: Kawanami, Hiroko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Series:Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; vol. 33.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a 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. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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