01770nam 2200457 450 991079308740332120170629083538.01-4985-1146-5(CKB)3710000001391111(MiAaPQ)EBC4874771(EXLCZ)99371000000139111120170707h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBrides of the Buddha nuns' stories from the Avadānaśataka /Karen Muldoon-HulesLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2017.©20171 online resource (241 pages)1-4985-1145-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Buddhist women in early India -- Marriage and meaning in late Vedic and classical Hinduism -- Marriage and meaning in Indian Buddhism -- How should a daughter renounce? -- Suprabhā, Kāśisundarī, and the Indic svayaṃvara -- Other women, other walks of life -- Some conclusions and observations -- Appendix 1: Dating the Avadānaśataka -- Appendix 2: Sectarian affiliation.Women in the TripiṭakaBuddhist hagiographyIndiaHistoryBuddhist nunsIndiaHistoryWomen in BuddhismIndiaHistoryWomen in the Tripiṭaka.Buddhist hagiographyHistory.Buddhist nunsHistory.Women in BuddhismHistory.294.3082Muldoon-Hules Karen1952-1553289MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793087403321Brides of the Buddha3813736UNINA