The first free women: poems of the early Buddhist nuns
"This new and captivating translation of the Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Buddhist Nuns) is a modern rendition of classic stories from the very first Buddhist nuns. Reflecting on their lives and revelations, these women wrote countless poems as they embraced their new lives as nuns. Heartwar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Boulder
Shambhala Publications
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Therī-gāthā
/ Translation
/ English language
/ Adaptation
B Pāli / Buddhist literature / Frauenlyrik |
| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist poetry Translations into English
B Pali poetry Translations into English B Fictional representation |
| Summary: | "This new and captivating translation of the Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Buddhist Nuns) is a modern rendition of classic stories from the very first Buddhist nuns. Reflecting on their lives and revelations, these women wrote countless poems as they embraced their new lives as nuns. Heartwarming, enlightening, and sometimes tough in all the right ways, these poems have now been translated to reach a modern audience"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes |
| ISBN: | 161180776X |