The first Buddhist women : translations and commentaries on the Therigatha

Type

Book

Authors

Tipiṭaka--Suttapiṭaka--Khuddakanikāya--Therīgāthā

Murcott, Susan

ISBN 10

0938077422

ISBN 13

9780938077428

Category

Publication Year

1991

Publisher

Parallax Press

Subject

Buddhism--Tipitaka. Suttapitapitaka Khuddakanikaya. Therigatha--commentaries.; Tipiṭaka.--Suttapiṭaka.--Khuddakanikāya.--Therīgāthā--Commentaries.

Description

ix, 219 pages ; 23 cm; Translation of: Therīgāthā.; Mahapajapati Gotami & her disciples. -- Patacara & her disciples. -- Wanderers & disciples. -- Wise women & teachers. -- Mothers. -- Wives. -- Old women. -- Prostitutes, courtesans & beautiful women. -- Friends & sisters. -- Buddhist nuns & nature. -- Dialogue poems. -- Afterword: The legacy of the first Buddhist women. -- Appendix: Rules of the nuns' Sangha.; A contemporary translation and commentary on the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha.; Translation of: Ther�ig�ath�a.;

Biblio Notes

23253740

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