Creating Demand and Creating Knowledge Communities: Myanmar/Burmese Buddhist Women, Monk Teachers, and the Shaping of Transnational Teachings
The importance of Abhidhamma (higher doctrine) in Myanmar Buddhist society is well known. However, it is only within the last century that this doctrine has become more accessible to the laity, and specifically to women devotees. Today, women make up the majority of monks’ devotees in the country. I...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 2 |
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Burmese diaspora
B Burmese Buddhism B Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha B transnational teachings B Buddhist laity B Buddhist laywomen B Myanmar Buddhism B abhidhamma B Buddhist Education B gender and Buddhism |
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