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I Once was a Buddhist Nun
Language: en
Pages: 140
Authors: Esther Baker
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-17 - Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press

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Suddenly I found myself, with my shaven head and dark-brown robe, running down to the traditional Anglican church in the nearby village ... I thought, 'I've got
The First Free Women
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Matty Weingast
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-11 - Publisher: Shambhala Publications

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An Ancient Collection Reimagined Composed around the Buddha’s lifetime, the Therigatha (“Verses of the Elder Nuns”) contains the poems of the first Buddhi
Blossoms of the Dharma
Language: ar
Pages: 246
Authors: Thubten Chodron
Categories: Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: North Atlantic Books

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In the first book to reflect the voices of Buddhist nuns from every major tradition, 14 contributors describe their experiences, explain their order's history,
Cave in the Snow
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Vicki Mackenzie
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-01-01 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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How an Englishwoman has become a Buddhist legend and a champion for the rights of women to attain spiritual enlightenment.
Being a Buddhist Nun
Language: en
Pages: 356
Authors: Kim Gutschow
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-07-01 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in th