Portraits of Buddhist women
stories from the Saddharmaratnāvaliya
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Author
Contributions
- Obeyesekere, Ranjini. - Contributor
Publication
2001 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
57,750 words, Guess
Page Count
231 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveportraitsofbuddh0000dhar
- ISBN-100791451119
- ISBN-100791451127
- ISBN-139780791451113
- ISBN-139780791451120
and 7 more
- Goodreads5089133', '2409685
- LibraryThing3339367
- Library of Congress Control Number2001034164
- OCLC Control Number46937658
- Better World Books9780791451120
- Better World Books9780791451113
- Open LibraryOL3947146M
Classifications
- DDC294.3/82322
- LCCBQ1375 .D5613 2001
- LCCBQ1375.D5613 2001
Description
"A collection about Buddhist women translated from the thirteenth-century Sinhala Buddhist text, the Saddharmaratnavaliya, these stories provide insights into the social status and roles of women in medieval India and Sri Lanka and the Buddhist doctrinal ideal. They also reflect the changes that took place as the Buddhist position on gender and female sexuality accommodated the social realities of the time. Translating, contextualizing, and commenting on the narratives, Ranjini Obeyesekere highlights the differences in perspective between the celibate monks who were the literary authors of the Saddharmaratnavaliya and the social world of their audience."--BOOK JACKET.
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Series Statement
- SUNY series in Buddhist studies
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