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Brides of the Buddha : Nuns' Stories from the Avadanasataka.

This study uses ten stories from the Avadānaśataka, 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 vari...

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Main Author: Muldoon-Hules, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2017.
Subjects:
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Avadāna. > Avadānaśataka.
Buddhist marriage customs and rites > History.
Marriage > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhist nuns > Social life and customs.
Buddhist marriage customs and rites > India > History.
Buddhist nuns > India > Social life and customs.
Buddhist marriage customs and rites.
India.
History.

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