Women living Zen : Japanese Sōtō Buddhist nuns / by Paula Kane Robinson Arai.

Based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, this book shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century. They were active participants in the Sōtō Zen sect, and have continued to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day...

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Main Author: Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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