Women in Pāli Buddhism: Walking the Spiritual Paths in Mutual Dependence

The Pāli tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines women's roles as they are described in the Pāli canon and its commentaries. Taking into consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from early brahmanical literature and epigraphic...

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1. VerfasserIn: Engelmajer, Pascale (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
In:Jahr: 2014
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
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Zusammenfassung:The Pāli tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines women's roles as they are described in the Pāli canon and its commentaries. Taking into consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of women's spiritual abilities.The book explores gender in the Pāli texts in order to delineate what it means to be a woman both in the context in which the texts were composed and in the context of their ultimate goal - that of achi
Beschreibung:Description based upon print version of record
Physische Details:Online-Ressource (157 p)
ISBN:0415629942