Women living zen: japanese soto buddhist nuns
Auteur :
Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195123937
Date de publication :
21 oct. 1999
Dimensions :
23,8 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
626 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Using both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th century. They were active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect up to the present day.