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Author Gutschow, Kim.

Title Being a Buddhist nun : the struggle for enlightenment in the Himalayas / Kim Gutschow.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  294.3657 G984B    Check Shelf
Description xix, 333 pages : illustrations 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-322) and index.
Contents Gendering monasticism -- Locating Buddhism in Zangskar -- The Buddhist economy of merit -- The Buddhist traffic in women -- Becoming a nun -- Why nuns cannot be monks -- Can nuns gain enlightenment? -- Monasticism and modernity.
Subject Buddhist nuns -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir.
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) -- India -- Jammu and Kashmir.
Enlightenment (Buddhism)
ISBN 0674012879 alkaline paper
9780674012875 alkaline paper
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