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The first Buddhist women : translations and commentaries on the Therigatha / Susan Murcott.

Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Pali Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : Parallax Press, c1991.Description: ix, 219 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0938077422 :
  • 9780938077428
Uniform titles:
  • Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Therīgāthā. English.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.3/823 20
LOC classification:
  • BQ1452.E5 M87 1991
Contents:
Mahapajapati Gotami & her disciples. -- Patacara & her disciples. -- Wanderers & disciples. -- Wise women & teachers. -- Mothers. -- Wives. -- Old women. -- Prostitutes, courtesans & beautiful women. -- Friends & sisters. -- Buddhist nuns & nature. -- Dialogue poems. -- Afterword: The legacy of the first Buddhist women. -- Appendix: Rules of the nuns' Sangha.
Summary: A contemporary translation and commentary on the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha.
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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks BQ1452.E5 M87 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Translation of: Therīgāthā. TBC00002124

Translation of: Therīgāthā.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219).

Mahapajapati Gotami & her disciples. -- Patacara & her disciples. -- Wanderers & disciples. -- Wise women & teachers. -- Mothers. -- Wives. -- Old women. -- Prostitutes, courtesans & beautiful women. -- Friends & sisters. -- Buddhist nuns & nature. -- Dialogue poems. -- Afterword: The legacy of the first Buddhist women. -- Appendix: Rules of the nuns' Sangha.

A contemporary translation and commentary on the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha.

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