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Preface

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations and Maps ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1 Gendering Monasticism 1
  6. 2 Locating Buddhism in Zangskar 20
  7. 3 The Buddhist Economy of Merit 77
  8. 4 The Buddhist Traffic in Women 123
  9. 5 Becoming a Nun 168
  10. 6 Why Nuns Cannot Be Monks 198
  11. 7 Can Nuns Gain Enlightenment 219
  12. 8 Monasticism and Modernity 236
  13. Notes 259
  14. References 294
  15. Index 323
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Being a Buddhist Nun
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations and Maps ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1 Gendering Monasticism 1
  6. 2 Locating Buddhism in Zangskar 20
  7. 3 The Buddhist Economy of Merit 77
  8. 4 The Buddhist Traffic in Women 123
  9. 5 Becoming a Nun 168
  10. 6 Why Nuns Cannot Be Monks 198
  11. 7 Can Nuns Gain Enlightenment 219
  12. 8 Monasticism and Modernity 236
  13. Notes 259
  14. References 294
  15. Index 323
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