Women's Religious Affiliation in the Jōdo Shinshū

How can we talk about female religious professionals in a non-celibate Buddhist tradition with no formal ordination or convents for nuns? Is there any distinction between laywomen and nuns? In this survey essay, I summarize the body of research on women in the Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land Buddhism)...

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Main Author: Starling, Jessica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
In: Religion compass
Year: 2013, Volume: 7, Issue: 8, Pages: 273-283
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