Toward Buddhist Womanism: Tonglen Practice in The Color Purple
Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist practice that aims at developing the practitioner’s bodhicitta. In this article, I argue that it not only finds expression in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple through the protagonist Celie, but adds more complexity to the womanist philosophy for which Walker has been ens...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 7 |
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The Color Purple
B Tonglen B Bodhicitta B Buddhist womanism |
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