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- Taiwan's Buddhist Nuns
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Explores the milieu of Taiwan’s Buddhist nuns, who have the greatest numbers in the Buddhist world and a prominent place in their own country. Taiwan’s Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of Taiwan’s civil society. In this, the first English-language book on Taiwanese women and Buddhism, author Elise Ann DeVido introduces readers to Taiwan’s Buddhist nuns, but also looks at the larger question of how Taiwan’s Buddhism shapes and is shaped by women--mainly nuns but also laywomen, who like their clerical sisters flourish in that country. Providing an historical overview of Buddhist women in China and Taiwan, DeVido discusses various reasons for the vibrancy of Taiwan’s nuns’ orders. She introduces us to the nuns of the best-known of order, the Buddhist Compassion-Relief Foundation (Ciji) as well as those of the Luminary Buddhist Institute. Discussing “Buddhism for the Human Realm,” DeVido asks whether this popular philosophy has encouraged and supported the singular strength of Taiwan’s Buddhism women.
Table of Contents
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- List of Maps and Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Credits and Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Note on Romanizations and Names
- pp. xv-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters
- pp. 159-162
- Bibliography
- pp. 163-179
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438431499
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
657219907
Pages
206
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No