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WOMEN IN P?LI BUDDHISM IBD

ROUTLEDGE
10 / 2014
9780415629942
Inglês

Sinopse

The Pali tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines women?s roles as they are described in the Pali canon and its commentaries. Taking into consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of women?s spiritual abilities.