Brides of the Buddha nuns' stories from the Avadānaśataka / Karen Muldoon-Hules.

Author/creator Muldoon-Hules, Karen, 1952-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
Descriptionxii, 227 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Buddhist women in early India -- Marriage and meaning in late Vedic and classical Hinduism -- Marriage and meaning in Indian Buddhism -- How should a daughter renounce? -- Suprabhā, Kāśisundarī, and the Indic svayaṃvara -- Other women, other walks of life -- Some conclusions and observations -- Appendix 1: Dating the Avadānaśataka -- Appendix 2: Sectarian affiliation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017022491
ISBN9781498511452 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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