Buddhist Nuns in Early Medieval Japanese Sources (In Comparison With Tibetan Yoginis and Chinese Nuns)
A history of the formation of the first Buddhist Sangha in Japan in VI c. A.D. could serve as an example of the unique history of interaction between Buddhism and Japanese autochthonous religion Shinto. The first Buddhist Sangha in Japan, at the same time was also a female Buddhist community of nuns...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2015
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-68 |
Further subjects: | B
Yeshe
B Machig Labdrön B Japanese nuns B Tibetan yoginis B Chinese Buddhist nuns B Buddhist Sangha |
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