Brides of the buddha: nuns' stories from the avadanasataka
Auteur :
Muldoon-Hules, Karen
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498511452
Date de publication :
5 juin 2017
Dimensions :
23,8 x 16,0 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study uses ten stories from the AvadÄnaÅ›ataka, the collection of Buddhist narratives compiled from the second to fifth centuries CE, to examine the social landscape of early India. The author analyzes marital customs and the development of nuns’ hagiographies, while revealing regional variations of Buddhism in South Asia during this period.