Khmer Nuns and Filial Debts: Buddhist Intersections in Contemporary Cambodia

Cambodian Buddhist nuns, including the white-robed ṭūn jī, occupy a fraught confluence of competing cultural and religious narratives. Chief among these narratives is gratitude to mothers, among the most powerful structuring forces in Khmer Buddhist culture. By ordaining as nuns, Khmer women break n...

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Main Author: Walker, Trent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B Gratitude
B upāsikā
B ṭūn jī / doun chi
B Filial Piety
B Buddhist Nuns
B Cambodian Buddhism
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