Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan

by Caitilin J. Griffiths

Book Overview

Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in the operations of Buddhist schools has often been minimized. Chin'ichibō (?-1344), a nun who taught male and female disciples and lived in her own temple, is therefore considered an anomaly. In Tracing the Itinerant Path, Caitilin Griffiths' meticulous research and translations of primary sources indicate that Chin'ichibō is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824859367
• ISBN13: 9780824859367
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"