Four Chinese Buddhist Nuns' Gender Anxiety in Their Colophons to the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經

Many scholars of Buddhism believe that Buddhists (particularly Mahāyāna Buddhists) regularly reproduce scriptures for merit in general, regardless of their content. However, by examining four Chinese Buddhist nuns’ colophons in manuscripts of the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經 (Scripture on the Great Extin...

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Main Author: Ruifeng, Chen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B manuscript colophons
B “female filth”
B the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經 (Scripture on the Great Extinction)
B gender transformation
B attaining buddhahood
B Chinese Buddhist nuns
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