Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics for Women. A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese Dharmagupta and the Tibeta

by Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Book Overview

Provides the first English translation of the Tibetan and Chinese texts on monastic discipline for Buddhist nuns and presents a comparative study of the two texts. An important contribution for studies of women's history, feminist philosophy, women's studies, women in religion, and feminist ethics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791430901
• ISBN13: 9780791430903
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"